Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition
| 619.1 | Who Is Eligible to Be a Copyright Claimant? | 155 |
| 619.2 | The Claimant Must Be an Individual or a Legal Entity | 156 |
| 619.3 | When Is an Individual or Legal Entity Eligible to Be a Copyright Claimant? | 156 |
| 619.4 | Claimants Distinguished from the Owner of a Copy or Phonorecord of the Work | 156 |
| 619.5 | Claimants Distinguished from the Applicant and the Correspondent | 156 |
| 619.6 | Naming the Author as Claimant | 157 |
| 619.7 | The Author May Be Named as Claimant Even if the Author Has Transferred the Copyright to Another Party | 157 |
| 619.8 | Naming a Transferee as Claimant | 158 |
| 619.9 | A Party That Owns One or More – but Less than All – of the Exclusive Rights May File an Application to Register a Copyright Claim, but Cannot Be Named as the Copyright Claimant | 158 |
| 619.10 | A Nonexclusive Licensee Cannot Be a Claimant | 158 |
| 619.11 | One Registration Per Work | 159 |
| 619.12 | Completing the Application: Name of Claimant | 159 |
| 619.13 | Examination Guidelines: Name of Claimant | 160 |
| 619.13(A) | Nicknames and Abbreviations | 160 |
| 619.13(B) | Initials | 161 |
| 619.13(C) | Identifying the Author of a Pseudonymous Work as the Copyright Claimant | 161 |
| 619.13(D) | Identifying the Author of an Anonymous Work as the Copyright Claimant | 162 |
| 619.13(E) | Two or More Names Provided in the Name of Claimant Field / Space | 163 |
| 619.13(E)(1) | Applications Submitted on Behalf of the Copyright Claimant | 163 |
| 619.13(E)(2) | Two or More Names Separated by Conjunctions or Punctuations Marks in a Paper Application | 163 |
| 619.13(E)(3) | Individual Name Listed Above or Below the Name of a Legal Entity in a Paper Application | 165 |
| 619.13(F) | Group of Individuals Provided in the Name of Claimant Field/Space | 166 |
| 619.13(G) | Individual and Unincorporated Business Organization Provided in the Name of Claimant Field / Space | 167 |
| 619.13(H) | Individual and Incorporated Organization Provided in the Name of Claimant Field / Space | 168 |
| 619.13(I) | Partnership Named as Claimant | 169 |
| 619.13(J) | Trustor Estate Named as Claimant | 169 |
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