COMPENDIUM: Chapter 2000
Foreign Works: Eligibility and GATT Registration
Contents
2001 What This Chapter Covers 4
2 002 What Is a Foreign Work and Are They Treated Differently? 4
2002.1 What Is a Foreign Work? 4
2002.2 Are Foreign Works Treated Differently? 5
2003 Eligibility Requirements: How to Determine if a Foreign Work Is Eligible
for Registration with the U.S. Copyright Office 5
2003.1 Unpublished Works 5
2003.2 Published Works 5
2 003.2 [A) Eligibility Based on Nationality or Domicile 6
2 003.2 (B) Eligibility Based on Location of First Publication 6
2003.2(C) Eligibility for Sound Recordings 6
2003.2 (D) Eligibility Based on Incorporation into Buildings or Other Structures 7
2003.2(E) Eligibility of Works Published by the United Nations or
the Organization of American States 7
2003.2(F) Eligibility Based on Presidential Proclamations 7
2004 Treaties and Presidential Proclamations 7
2004.1 Multilateral Treaties 8
2004.2 Bilateral Copyright Treaties and Presidential Proclamations 9
2005 Registration Issues 9
2005.1 Multiple Authors of a Foreign Work 9
2005.2 Authors with Multiple Nationalities 9
2005.3 Domicile or First Publication in the Territorial Areas of the United States 9
2005.4 Stateless Persons 10
2005.5 Works Made for Hire 10
2005.5(A) Nationality and Domicile of Corporations and Similar Organizations 10
2005.5(B) Members 10
2005.5(C) Doing Business 10
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