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Ch. 12
12.2.2
12-9
12.2.2
Relation to copyright.(cont'd)
I.
Indirect or potential.(cont'd)
Examples:
(1)
A bill of sale of a business.
(2)
A birth or death certificate.
(3)
A blanket power of attorney.
II.
No registration for work referred to. A document may be recorded even if the work to which it refers has not been registered for copyright, but registration in such cases may be suggested or requested.
III.
Relationship not clear. Where the relationship between the document to be recorded and copyright is unclear or obscure, recordation may be delayed and the applicant may be asked his purpose in submitting the instrument.
Examples:
(1)
A document consisting of a collection of newspaper clippings referring to a night club performer.
(2)
A bill of lading referring to a ship­ment of motion picture films.
IV.
No purpose served. Where it seems clear that recordation of a document would serve no purpose, recording will be discouraged and, in appropriate cases, refused.
[1973]