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contain different photographs or drawings, even though they show the same work. Referral should not be made where, although the two sets are not completely identical, they differ only in rel­atively minor respects.

4.
A case should be referred where the cataloger notes that:
a.
Bone of the photographs or drawings in the set show the copyright notice;
b.

None of the photographs or drawings in the set

contain the title of the work;
c.
None of the photographs or drawings in a set indicate a dimension of the work, unless this information is given on the application.
5.
A case should not be referred because of doubt as to the sufficiency of the reason given for choosing the option (weight, size, fargility, or monetary value), or because of questions as to the size, number, or clarity of the photographs or drawing. in a set.
E.
Authorship
1.
In General. A case should be referred if the authorship line has been left completely blank.
2.
Name of Author.
a.
As a rule, a case should be referred where:
1)
There is a clear variance between the author­ship given on an application and that ap­pearing on the copies, and
2)
This variance raises doubts as to whether the correct copies are connected with the application, and
3)

The problem has not been resolved by an­

notation or pencil check.
b.
An apparent varience in authorship may not be one in fact, since the work may have been written for hire; the copies may contain the name of the actual