1100-4
1102
Definitions. (cont'd)
1102.08
United states. (cont'd)
1102.08{b)
Other territorial areas. Other territorial areas under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Government include: (a) the unorganized territories such as American Samoa, (b) trust territories such as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and (c) other possessions such as numerous small islands. Since the status of a number of the territorial areas which at present are not among the organized territories is in the process of being changed (such as the status of the Northern Mariana Islands), consultation with other u.s. Government agencies or further study by the Copyright Office may be necessary when registration of a work depends upon the status of such an area.
1102.09
Universal Copyright Convention. The Universal Copyright Convention UCC) is a multilateral treaty on copyright to which the United States and a considerable number of other nations have adhered. The original version of the Convention, done at Geneva, entered into force September 16, 1955. The revised version, done at Paris, entered into force July 10, 1974. Since the United States is a party to both versions, adherence by a foreign nation to either version may serve as the basis of eligibility for protection under the provisions of the U.S. copyright law relating to national origin. See also section 1104.03 below. Concerning sound recordings, see section 1101.01 above.
1103
Statutory provisions. The following are the statutory provisions which establish eligibility. If a work is eligible under any of these provisions, the fact that it fails to meet any or all of the others will not prevent registration.
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