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Some general examples illustrating basic principles. The following general examples reflect some of the principles of eligibility.
1)
A magazine article by an author who is a national and domiciliary of a nation with which the United States does not have copyright relations either bilaterally or through an international convention, first published in the United States or in a foreign nation which is on that date a party to the Universal Copyright Convention, is eligible for registration by virtue of the place of first publication. See sections 1102.09, 1103.02(d), and 1109 above.
2)
A book by an author who, on the date of first publication, is a national of a nation with which the United States has copyright relations, but is domiciled in a nation that has no copyright relations with the United States is eligible for registration by virtue of the author's nationality, even if the book is first published in a nation that does not have copyright relations with the United States. See sections 1102.04, 1103.02, and 1104.
3)
A musical composition by an author who is a national of a nation with which the United States has no copyright relations, but is domiciled in a foreign nation which, on the date of first publication, has copyright relations with the United States by virtue of the Universal Copyright Convention or the Buenos Aires Convention of 1910, is eligible for registration no matter where the work is first published. See sections 1103.02(b) and 1104.03.
4)
A musical composition is jointly authored by a lyricist who is a national and domiciliary of a nation with which the United States has no copyright relations and a composer who is domiciled in a nation
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