claim the renewal copyright as the (basis of claim statement from Section 2115.5(E)(1) or 2115.5(E)(2)).
• By merger agreement with (name of defunct statutory claimant), entitled on
(effective date of timely renewal registration) to claim the renewal copyright as the (basis of claim statement from Section 2115.5(E)(2)).
2115.5(F) Proprietary Work, Vested Owner Is Not the Original Copyright Claimant
The right to claim the renewal copyright in a proprietary work flows from the original copyright claimant. Therefore, when the vested owner is not the original copyright claimant in a proprietary work, the U.S. Copyright Office may inquire about when and how the vested owner obtained the right to claim the renewal copyright from the original copyright claimant.
2115.5(G) Name of Vested Owner and Statutory Basis of Claim Statement Required
The full legal name of the vested owner is required, even when the work is anonymous. When a work is pseudonymous and the vested owner is the author, the renewal claim may identify the vested owner by the author's pseudonym. 19 An acceptable statement explaining the statutory basis for the vested owner's claim to the renewal copyright is also required. See Section 2115.5(E). When the vested owner acquired the renewal copyright from the statutory renewal claimant as determined by a timely renewal registration, the statement should also show how the vested owner acquired the renewal copyright from the statutory renewal claimant. See Section 2115.5(E)(3).
2115.5(H) Multiple Vested Owners
A renewal claim does not have to identify all vested owners of the work or material claimed. However, if there are multiple vested owners and they are represented by the party filing the renewal claim, they should all be identified as vested owners.
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19 This policy took effect with the publication of the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition.
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