In all cases, the following articles should be included in the first column of the table:
• English-language titles: A, An, The.
• Spanish-language titles: Un, Una, El, La, Lo, Las, Los.
• French-language titles: V (as in L'lnnommable), Le, La, Les, Un, Une.
• German-language titles: Der, Die, Das, Einer, Eine, Ein.
If a particular title does not begin with an article, or if the title begins with an article that is not listed above, or if the title is written in a language other than English, Spanish, French, or German, the remitter should include the first column in the table but the "Article" column for that particular work should be left blank. For instance, if the document contains the title "II Postino," the remitter should include the "Article" column in the table, but the remitter should not include the article "11" in that portion of the table.
2309.13(A)(2) The "Title" Column
The title of each work listed in the document should be included in the second column of the table. However, if a title begins with any of the articles listed in Section 2309.13(A](1], the remitter should include that article in the first column entitled "Article" rather than the second column entitled "Title." For example, if the title of the work is "A New Hope" or "The Empire Strikes Back," the remitter should put the words "A" and "The" in the first column and should put "New Hope" and "Empire Strikes Back" in the second column. By contrast, if the title of the work is "Return of the Jedi," the remitter should leave the first column blank and should put the entire title in the second column.
2309.13(A)(3) The "Authorship Information" Column
In the third column the remitter should provide the names of the authors who are listed in the document. In each case, the entry should include the word "By" followed by the name of the author or co-authors of the work, as in "By Steven Sondheim" or "By Benny Andersson, Tim Rice, and Bjorn Ulvaeus."
If an author is identified in the document with a designation such as "performer known as," "also known as," or the like, the remitter should include that designation in the "Authorship Information" column, as in "By Gerald Sheldon Herman, also known as Jerry Herman."
If the document contains an abbreviated designation - such as a.k.a. (also known as], d/b/a (doing business as], or the like - the remitter should include that abbreviation in the third column without punctuation between the letters, as in "By Ella Yelich- O'Connor pka Lorde," rather than "By Ella Yelich-O'Connor p/k/a Lorde."
NOTE: As discussed in Section 2309.13(A], the remitter should include the "Authorship Information" column in the table, even if the document does not identify the authors of the works listed therein.
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