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S-27
b.

Title on copies: LOSE UGLY POUNDS IN MINUTES . . . .USE BLASTO

Title on application: BLASTO REDUCING PILLS
c.
Title on copies: HOW COME I HATE YOU
Title on application: THAT'S HOW COME I HATE YOU
d.

Title on copies: NO. ZT 721B SUMMER STORM

Title on application: NECKLACE
C.
"Nature of Work" or "Nature of Merchandise"
1.
As far as referrals are concerned, the cataloger may ignore this line on Forms G, H, I, K, and KK.
2.
On Form L-M, a case should be referred if neither of the boxes (indicating whether the work is a photoplay or not) has been checked, but not if the spaces concerning description of copies or number of prints have been left blank or contain discrepancies.
D.
Optional Deposit.
1.
As a rule, the cataloger should not attempt to evaluate the sufficiency of an optional deposit (i.e., where photographs or drawings have been deposited instead of three-dimensional copies of a published work). If, in the ordinary course of cataloging, he notes a discrepancy that actually throws doubt on the basic validity of the regis­tration, the case should be referred.
2.
A case should be referred where, for a published three-dimensional work, photographs or drawings have been deposited instead of actual copies and none of the spaces in the optional deposit line have been completed.
3.
A case should be referred where the option has been chosen for a domestic work but only one set of photographs or drawings has been deposited. Referral should also be made where the two sets