Skutch has denied that he ever asked the Copyright Office whether a copyright application could be made in the name of Jesus. Skutch has also denied that he co-authored the December 1992 Article, although he has conceded that he had read it prior to its publication and had indicated to Skutch-Whitson his discomfort with its use of the word "Jesus." Skutch-Whitson, for her part, has also denied that she co-authored the December 1992 Article, though she has admitted she saw it prior to publication and agreed with its premise. Wapnick does not deny writing the Article, but claims that he lacked personal knowledge of the circumstances surrounding Skutch's application for copyright registration.
It is not disputed, however, that the first application for copyright registration of the Course was made on behalf of FPSI/FIP by Skutch, and listed as author "[Anonymous] (Helen Schucman)." The application was notarized on November 24, 1975, stamped as received by the Copyright Office on December 4, 1975, and assigned registration number A 693944.
Starting in or about June 1976, FIP itself began to publish the Course in a hardcover three-volume set. In 1992, FIP began publishing the second edition of the Course. All editions published by FIP contained a copyright designation affixed.
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