Copyright: Its History and Its LawBowker, R. R. (Richard Rogers)
History
Copyright: Its History and Its Law
Bowker, R. R. (Richard Rogers)
Copyright -- History; Copyright -- United States -- History
The application is in general in simple form, and care should be taken
in filling out the card that the space at the top intended for use by
the Copyright Office should be left blank. The application must be
signed with the name and address of the copyright claimant, who may be
the author or his representative, as where his publisher is taking out
the copyright. In the case of works made for hire, the employer may make
application as author. The name of the author should be given on the
line provided for that purpose, even though the name of the author as
claimant is also given above; but in the case of anonymous or
pseudonymous works, the name of the author is not required. The title
should be given exactly as on the title-page of the book or on the work,
and the other particulars called for in the application should be
exactly as indicated by the work itself. The day of publication must be
exactly stated, and the application cannot be made, therefore, until
_after_ publication. Provision is also made on the card for the name and
address of the person to whom the certificate of registration is to be
sent and of the remitter of the fee, and in the case of books, the
application must be accompanied by the affidavit made either on the
reverse of the application card or on the separate card also provided.
In applications, as for foreign or _ad interim_ copyright, where the
nationality of the author should be stated, information as to
citizenship, not race, is required. A person naturalized in the United
States is defined as an American. A foreign author claiming copyright
because of residence, must state that he is a "permanent resident" of
the United States (C. O. Rule 29).
{Sidenote: Illustrations}
The illustrations of a book may be separately registered, and if by
lithographic or photo-engraving process must also have affidavit of
manufacture in this country.
Maps and charts are classed with works of art, and the formalities in
respect to these, as well as in respect to dramatic and musical
compositions, are treated specifically in the chapters on those specific
subjects.
{Sidenote: Periodicals}
In respect to periodicals, application should be made as for books, but
no affidavit is required; separate registration is necessary for each
number published, with notice of copyright, and can be made only after
publication. It is not possible to register the title of the periodical
in advance of publication. (C. O. Rule 36.) Two deposit copies of
periodicals are required; but a contribution to a periodical separately
registered requires the deposit of only one copy of the periodical. The
entire copy should be sent, as a mere clipping does not comply with the
statute. (C. O. Rule 37.) The date of publication of a periodical is not
necessarily the printed date of issue, and the actual day of publication
should be stated in the application, whether for the registration of the
periodical itself or a contribution to it.
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