Ch. 12
12.2.1
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Part 12.2 TRUE NATURE OF THE DOCUMENT
12.2.1
Kind of instrument submitted. Although the law speaks of only of the recordation assignments (that is, generally, a transfer of complete ownership of a copyright), the Copyright Office will record any kind of instrument which appears to have some relation to copyright protection.
Examples:
(1)
A license (i.e., an exclusive or non exclusive grant of permission to use a Copyrighted work for certain purposes).
(2)
A mortgage.
(3)
A will.
(4)
A court decree, such as a degree of distribution, etc.
(5)
A statement of abandonment of copyright.
(6)
An affidavit (such as a statement with respect to the authorship of a work)
(7)
An agreement or contract (such as an employment agreement).
(8)
A certificate of change of name or of corporate title.
(9)
A certificate or corporate merger.
(10)
A power of attorney.
12.2.2
Relation to copyright. The document need not have a direct relation to a copyright to be recorded, but may be questioned unless some possible direct or indirect relation can be perceived.
I.
Indirect or potential. The relation to a copyright may be indirect or potential.
