- Line Number. Space 3(b).
- Line Heading or Description: Date and Nation of First Publication of This Particular Work.
- Incorrect information: May 1, 2004 / United States of America.
- Corrected information: Space 3(b) should have been left blank.
- Explanation of correction: The work has not been published.
1802.8(C) Space C: Clarifying Information in the Basic Registration, Providing Missing Information, or Reflecting Changes or Events That Have Occurred Since the Basic Registration Was Made
If the applicant intends to clarify the information that appears in the basic registration, to provide missing information that should have been included in the application for basic registration, or to reflect changes that have occurred since the application was submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office (other than a change in the ownership of the copyright), then the applicant should provide the following information in space C:
• The applicant should identify the relevant portion of the basic registration where the error appears. This information should be provided in the space marked Line Heading or Description. If the spaces on the certificate of registration are numbered one through nine, the applicant also should identify the space where the error appears by providing the relevant number in the space marked "Line Number." (If there are no numbers on the certificate of registration, the Line Number space may be left blank.)
• In the space marked "Amplified Information and Explanation of Information" the applicant should provide a clear and succinct statement of the information that should be added to the registration record.
In addition, the applicant may provide a brief explanation for the amplification. 37 C.F.R. § 201.5(c)(l)(vi)(C).
Examples:
• Stacey Albert and Sandy Applebaum are the co-authors of a
children's book. Stacey registered the work naming herself as the sole author and claimant of the "text." Stacey may add Sandy's name to the registration record by providing the following information in space C of Form CA:
- Line Number: n/a.
- Line Heading or Description: Author, Copyright Claimant.
- Amplified Information and Explanation of Information: Author, Copyright Claimant: Sandy Applebaum should have been named
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