Anne may add Phillip's name to the registration record with a supplementary registration.
• The U.S. Copyright Office issued a basic registration for a mash-up video. The certificate of registration states that the work was created by an author who uses the pseudonym, "Garrett London." The author may add his real name to the registration record by submitting an application for a supplementary registration.
• The Office registered a children's book, which was written by Sean Gladhill and illustrated by Dawn Bradley. Sean registered the work naming himself as the sole author and claimant of the "text." Sean attempts to add Dawn's name to the registration record with a supplementary registration. The registration specialist retrieves the deposit copy from the Library of Congress. The specialist will communicate with the applicant, because the copyright notice states "Text © Sean Gladhill and Artwork © Dawn Bradley" which suggests that Sean owns the text and Dawn owns the artwork. If it is determined that the text and the artwork are jointly owned, the specialist may issue a supplementary registration. However, if the text and the artwork are separately owned, the supplementary registration will be refused. Instead, Dawn should submit a new application for a new basic registration naming herself as the sole author and copyright claimant for the artwork.
• Image Stock LLC registered a database that contains photographs taken by hundreds of photographers. The basic registration stated that the photographs were created by "Brad Matthews, Adam Anderson, and 257 others." The names of the other authors may be added to the registration record with a supplementary registration.
1802.6(E) Work Made for Hire
If the applicant failed to complete the work made for hire section of the application for basic registration, that information may be added to the registration record with a supplementary registration. Likewise, if the basic registration erroneously states that the work is (or is not) a work made for hire, the correct information may be added to the registration record with a supplementary registration.
In all cases, this determination should be based on the facts that existed at the time when the basic registration was made. In some cases, a new transfer statement may be required if the author named in the application for supplementary registration and the claimant named in the basic registration are not the same.
Examples:
• Jessica Fineman is a professional songwriter. She formed a closely held corporation to manage her financial portfolio and she routinely assigns her copyrights to this entity for tax purposes. In 1978
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