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1319
Unacceptable renewal claims. (cont'd)
1319.03
Claimant not named, only status given. The renewal right accrues to an individual person or firm, and not to a status. Claims by "the Executor of James Fitzgerald" or lithe executors of the author or by "the next of kin of the author" without specifically naming the claimant are not acceptable.
1319.04
Claimant fails to qualify. The Copyright Office cannot register a renewal claim unless the basis of claim is one that is acceptable under the statute. If none of the claimants listed in the statute exists or can be identified, registration must be refused.
1319.05
Successors or representatives of claimants. The successors or representatives of a person who would have been entitled to claim renewal if still living, are unacceptable renewal claimants. For example, the executor of the author's widow is an unacceptable renewal claimant.
1319.06
Assignment of renewal interests. Registration must be made in the name of the statutory claimant, even though the statutory claimant has assigned all of his or her interests in the renewal term. For example, registration cannot be made in the names of an "assignee," "proprietor," "attorney in fact," or "owner per agreement."
1319.07
Extent of claim. A renewal claim in a published work can cover only the material which was first published in that particular version of the work.
1319.07(a)
Later version. The original author of a published work cannot claim renewal in a later version of that work unless that author contributed to the new matter on which copyright in the later version was
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