1100-10
1108
Authors: particular situations. (cont'd)
1108.04
Nationality and domicile of corporations and similar organizations. In the case of a work made for hire, where the employer or other person for whom the work was prepared is not a natural person but is an artificial person or legal entity, such as a corporation or similar organization, the nationality and domicile of such an organization, for copyright registration purposes, is usually considered to be that of the nation under the laws of which it was created. Thus, the nationality and domicile of a corporation should generally be stated as the United States, if it was incorporated under the law of one of the several States, under Federal law, or under the law of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or those organized territories under the jurisdiction of the United States which have the power to create corporations.
1108.04(a)
Members. A corporation or similar organization is ordinarily considered by law to be separate and distinct from the persons who are its members or shareholders, so that the nationality or domicile of such organization may be different from that of such members or shareholders.
1108.04(b)
Doing business. A corporation may do business in a particular nation without being a national or domiciliary of that nation.
1108.05
Compilations and derivative works. The nationality or domicile of the author of the compilation or derivative work rather than the nationality or domicile of the author(s) of the preexisting material used in the work determines eligibility for registration.
[1984]
