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1103
Statutory provisions. (cont'd)
1103.01
Unpublished works. The work of any author, while unpublished, is eligible for registration as an unpublished work without regard to such author's nationality or domicile. See 17 U.S.C. 104(a).
1103.02
Published works. The work of any author published on or after January 1, 1978, is eligible for registration as a published work only if it meets at least one of the following conditions.
1103.02(a)
U.S. national or domiciliary. On the date of first publication, one or more of the authors is a national or domiciliary of the United States. 17 U.S.C. 104(b)(1).
1103.02(b)
Foreign national or domiciliary. On the date of first publication, one or more authors is a national, domiciliary, or sovereign authority of a foreign nation which is a party to a copyright treaty to which the United States is also a party. 17 U.S.C.104(b)(1). See section 1104 below.
1103.02(c)
Stateless person. On the date of first publication, one or more of the authors is a stateless person, wherever that person may be domiciled. 17 U.S.C. 104(b)(1).
1103.02(d)
First publication in the United States. The work is first published in the united States. 17 U.S.C. 101 and 104(b)(2)
1103.02(e)
First publication in a UCC country. The work is first published in a foreign nation that, on the date of first publication, is a party to either the Geneva or Paris text of the Universal Copyright Convention (UCC). 17 U.S.C. 104(2). See section 1104.03 below.
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