B. Date of Receipt of the Copies or Copy.
I. In the case of published works, if each of two complete copies is received on a different date, stamp the date of receipt of each copy in the "Two copies received" box. Thus:
1 c rec'd (first date)
1 c rec'd (later date)
II. In the case of either an unpublished or a published work, if one or both of the copies received is incomplete, the examiner will write for a complete copy or copies. In some cases it will be sufficient for the applicant to deposit the missing material, resulting in parts of one or both copies bearing different dates of receipt. The date of receipt of a particular copy in such cases will be the date the material making the copy complete was received in the Copyright Office. All earlier dates that appear on either the copy or in the "Copy received" or "Copies received" box should be crossed through lightly in red pencil.
For example, an application on Form E for an unpublished work may indicate that the claim is in both words and music, but only the music has been deposited. The copy is not complete until the words have been received. The date of receipt of the words, therefore, will be stamped on the application and certificate, and the date the music only was received will be crossed through lightly in red pencil on the application, certificate, and copy.
III. It sometimes happens in the case of unpublished works that the copy originally deposited is returned for correction, and is resubmitted at a
