Copyright: Its History and Its LawBowker, R. R. (Richard Rogers)
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Copyright: Its History and Its Law
Bowker, R. R. (Richard Rogers)
Copyright -- History; Copyright -- United States -- History
"(Sec. 53.) That, subject to the approval of the Librarian of Congress,
the register of copyrights shall be authorized to make rules and
regulations for the registration of claims to copyright as provided by
this Act.
{Sidenote: Record books}
"(Sec. 54.) That the register of copyrights shall provide and keep such
record books in the copyright office as are required to carry out the
provisions of this Act, and whenever deposit has been made in the
copyright office of a copy of any work under the provisions of this Act he
shall make entry thereof.
{Sidenote: Certificate}
{Sidenote: Receipt for deposits}
"(Sec. 55.) That in the case of each entry the person recorded as the
claimant of the copyright shall be entitled to a certificate of
registration under seal of the copyright office, to contain his name and
address, the title of the work upon which copyright is claimed, the date
of the deposit of the copies of such work, and such marks as to class
designation and entry number as shall fully identify the entry. In the
case of a book the certificate shall also state the receipt of the
affidavit as provided by section sixteen of this Act, and the date of the
completion of the printing, or the date of the publication of the book, as
stated in the said affidavit. The register of copyrights shall prepare a
printed form for the said certificate, to be filled out in each case as
above provided for, which certificate, sealed with the seal of the
copyright office, shall, upon payment of the prescribed fee, be given to
any person making application for the same, and the said certificate shall
be admitted in any court as prima facie evidence of the facts stated
therein. In addition to such certificate the register of copyrights shall
furnish, upon request, without additional fee, a receipt for the copies of
the work deposited to complete the registration.
{Sidenote: Catalogue and index provision}
"(Sec. 56.) That the register of copyrights shall fully index all
copyright registrations and assignments and shall print at periodic
intervals a catalogue of the titles of articles deposited and registered
for copyright, together with suitable indexes, and at stated intervals
shall print complete and indexed catalogues for each class of copyright
entries, and may thereupon, if expedient, destroy the original manuscript
catalogue cards containing the titles included in such printed volumes and
representing the entries made during such intervals. The current
catalogues of copyright entries and the index volumes herein provided for
shall be admitted in any court as prima facie evidence of the facts stated
therein as regards any copyright registration.
{Sidenote: Distribution and subscriptions}
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