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13.2.6

Other cases where a notice may or should be filed.(cont'd)

I.

(cont'd)

b.

(cont'd)

Examples:

(1)

New words for an old song.

(2)

A medley consisting of a compilation of old songs.

(3)

A new abridgement of Handel's "Messiah."

II.

Where a notice of use has been recorded for a composi­tion during the first term of copyright, it is doubtful whether a new notice need be recorded when the copyright is renewed, but the recording of a notice will not be discouraged in such a case.

III.

Where a notice of use has been recorded for a composition in the name of the owner of copyright at that time, it is doubtful whether a new notice need be recorded when the copyright is transferred to a new owner, but the recording of a notice will not be discouraged in such a case.

IV.

A new notice of use may be filed to correct an error in a previously recorded notice.