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individual who wrote the work, the the application is correct it it gives only the name of the employer for hire. There is no legal requirement that the variance be resolved on the application in such cases.
c.
As a rule, the following cases should be reterred:
1)
Author' s name omitted entirely
2)
Author's name misspelled or incomplete
3)
Application gives only part of authors listed on copies
4)
Author given on application entirely different from author indicated on copy, but variance could logically be explained by use of pseudonym or employment-for-hire relationship.
Examples:
a)
On copies: By Conrad Van Damm
Author on application: Committee on Historical Continuity, Inc.
b)
On copies: By Cunnigham Macomber
Author on application: Martin Maguire (Cunningham Macomber)
c)
On copies: Ernest Hemmingway
Author on application: Anna Liva Flurabelle
d.
In any of the cases listed in subsection e, above, if the examiner notes the omission, error, or variance and decides that no annotation is necessary he should check the appropriate space on the application foom to show that the problem has been resolved as far as examining is concerned.
3.
Citizenship of Author
a.
The law (17 U.S.C. 209) requires that the certificate include the citizenship of at least one of the authors, whether or not any of the authors' names are given
