1000-10
1007
Name in copyright notice. (cont'd)
1007.01
Name as claimant on application. The copyright "claimant" for registration purposes is the author of the work for which registration is sought, or a person or organization that has obtained ownership of all rights under the copyright initially belonging to the author. See 37 C.F.R. 202.3(a)(3). The names given in the notice as owner of copyright and in the application as claimant may be completely different and yet both may be correct. The Copyright Office will ordinarily not question an application unless information from the copies or phonorecords, from the application, or from other sources indicates that the name given as claimant on the application may not be the owner of copyright or the author.
1007.02
Sound recordings: presumption as to producer's name in notice. If the producer of a sound recording is named on the phonorecord labels or containers, and if no other name appears in conjunction with the notice, the producer's name shall be considered as part of the notice. 17 U.S.C. 402(b)(3). The producer need not be identified as producer on the labels or containers.
Example: On left side of the label on a 45 rpm disk:
℗ 1981
On the right side of the label:
Doe Recording Company
Produced and arranged by Jay Jones
Along the bottom of the label:
Mfg. by Doe Recording Co.
Application names Doe Recording Co. as author by virtue of being the employer in a work made for hire.[1984]
