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1615
Termination of transfers and licenses ranted by the author under the extended renewal term. (cont'd)
1615.08
Scope of examination. (cont'd)
1615.08(f)
Persons not entitled to terminate. Where the Copyright Office is aware that the signature appearing on the document is not that of a person entitled to exercise the right of termination or of a duly authorized agent of
such person, the Office will suggest that a new document signed by the proper person be executed and submitted for recordation.1615.09
Recordation. The Copyright Office will not refuse to record a document that fails to meet the requirements set forth in section 1615.08 above, but such document will not be indexed by the Copyright Office as a notice of termination.
1615.10
Recordation without prejudice. Recordation of a notice of termination by the Copyright Office is without prejudice to any party claiming that the legal and formal requirements for issuing a valid notice have not been met.
37 C.F.R. 201.10(f)(4).1615.11
Date of recordation. A copy of the notice shall be recorded in the Copyright Office before the effective date of termination, as a condition to its taking effect. See 17 U.S.C. 304(c)(4)(A). The date of recordation is the date when all of the elements required for recordation, including the prescribed fee and, if required, the statement setting forth the date on which the notice was served and the manner of service, have been received in the Copyright Office. After recordation, the document, including any accompanying statement, is returned to the sender with a certificate of record. See 37 C.F.R. 201.10(f)(3).
1616
Termination of transfers and licenses granted by the author on or after January 1, 1978. The practices set forth in section 1615 above are restricted to terminations under the extended renewal term provided in section 304(c) of the current Act. Practices regarding
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