Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition
Examples:
- Carmela Rosario submits an application on Form VA for an ink drawing. The Name of Author space and the anonymous box have been left blank and the author’s name does not appear anywhere on the deposit copy. Carmela signed the certification and checked the box indicating that she is the author of this work. The registration specialist will add Carmela’s name to the Name of Author space, and will register the claim with an annotation, such as: “Regarding author information: name added from certification statement on application.”
- Tilly Staib submits an application to register a song using Form PA. The Name of Author space and the Anonymous box have been left blank. The author’s name does not appear on the deposit copy, but the applicant checked the box in space 5(b) indicating that “This is the first application submitted by this author as copyright claimant.” The registration specialist will add Tilly’s name to the Name of Author space, and will register the claim with an annotation, such as: “Regarding author information: name added by Copyright Office from statement, ‘this is the first application submitted by this author as copyright claimant.’”
- An application is submitted for a sound recording on Form SR. The applicant did not provide the name of the author and the Anonymous box has not been checked. A statement on the deposit copy states that the work was “recorded and produced by Raymond Cudloe.” The registration specialist will add Raymond’s name to the Name of Author space, and will add an annotation to the registration record, such as: “Regarding author information: name added by Copyright Office from statement on copy.”
- The Office receives an application to register a book on Form TX. The Name of Author space and the Anonymous box have not been completed. A statement on the title page of the work reads, “The Spiritual Customs of the Dakota Tribes. Tom Painter.” The registration specialist will add Tom’s name to the Name of Author space, and will add an annotation to the registration record, such as: “Regarding author information: name added by Copyright Office from statement on copy.”
613.10(F) Name of an Author Omitted: Works Created by Large Numbers of Authors
If the work was created by a large number of authors, the applicant is encouraged to provide the name of each author in the application where it is feasible. Likewise, if the work contains or consists of separate and independent works created by a large number of authors and if the claimant owns the copyright in each of those contributions, the applicant is encouraged to identify the author of each contribution.
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