2115.4(A)(2) Works Made for Hire
The employer for hire should be identified by the employer's full legal name at the time of creation. If the individual who was employed or hired to create the work is identified on the deposit copy, this information may also be provided.
2115.4(A)(3) Posthumous Works
A deceased author should be identified by the author's full legal name.
2115.4(A)(4) Composite Works
The proprietary author should be identified by the full legal name at the time of creation, unless the renewal claim is based on an original registration record that did not identify the author. See Section 2115.4(A).
2115.4(A)(5) Joint Works
All authors who contributed to the joint work as a whole should be identified.
2115.4(B) Year of Death
When an individual author is deceased at the time of renewal registration, the year of death is required.
2115.4(C) Nationality and Domicile
Eligibility for renewal registration generally depends on the nationality and domicile of the author at the time of first publication.
NOTE: This information is required in Form RE for the author of a contribution to a periodical or published collection (or of a separate work or element of authorship in a larger work] when the renewal claim is based on an original registration record for, or on a general copyright notice for, the periodical, collection, or larger work. 15
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15 This provision represents a change of policy that occurred with the revision of Form RE in 2014.
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