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2.6.2

Nature and completeness of copies deposited.

I.

Conventional notation not necessary. As long as it is intelligible and capable of being read and visually perceived, a work may be accepted for registration in Class E, even it it does not employ the conventional form of music notation.

a.

Copies employing letters, numbers, words, symbols, or other indication may be accepted it it seems possible for someone to decipher the music in the work.

Examples:

b.

A copy containing a score appropriate for the notation of electronic or concrete music may be accepted.

c.

However, if the work is unpublished and it seems impossible for anyone to determine the music from the copies, the applicant will be requested to prepare a new manuscript for deposit.

[1973]