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Termination of transfers and licenses ranted by the author under the extended renewal term. (cont'd)
1615.04
Forms. The Copyright Office does not provide printed forms for the use of persons serving notices of termination. 37 C.F.R. 201.10(a).
1615.05
Contents of notice. A notice of termination must include a clear identification of each of the ele­ments listed below. The notice itself must contain a complete and unambiguous statement of facts without incorporation by reference of information in other documents or records. See 37 C.F.R. 201.10(b).
1615.05(a)
Name of each grantee. The name of each grantee whose rights are being terminated or the grantee's successor in title, and each address at which service of the notice is being made.
1615.05(b)
Title and author. The title of each work and the name of at least one author of, and the date copyright was originally secured in, each work to which the notice of termination applies; and if possible and practicable, the original copy­right registration number.
1615.05(c)
Identification of grant. A brief statement reasonably identifying the grant to which the notice of termination applies.
1615.05(d)

Effective date of termination. The notice shall state the effective date of termination which shall fall within the five-year period specified in section 1615.03 above, and the notice shall be served not less than two or

more than ten years before that date. See 17 U.S.C. 304(c)(4)(A).
1615.05(e)
Person or persons who executed the grant. In the case of a termination of a grant executed by a person or persons other than the author, the notice shall contain a listing of the sur­viving person or persons who executed the grant. In the case of a termination of a grant execu­ted by one or more of the authors of the work where the termination is exercised by the successors of a deceased author, the notice
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