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1107
Copyright Office policy. In general, the nationality, domicile, or nation of first publication given by the applicant will be accepted at face value unless it is clearly inconsistent with facts stated by the applicant or with information of which the Copyright Office has knowledge. The Copyright Office generally does not attempt to settle questions of nationality or domicile.
Examples:
1)
An application stating that the author is a U.S. national will be questioned where the accompanying letter indicates that he or she has applied for citizenship, but has not yet been naturalized.
2)
An application stating that a currently prominent European statesman is domiciled in the United States will be questioned.
1108
Authors: particular situations. For published works, the nationality or domicile of the author may determine eligibility for registration. Special situations include the following:
1108.01
More than one author. The "author" whose nationality or domicile is determinative in a particular case may be the author who prepared only a portion of the material covered by the copyright claim, and this may suffice to extend eligibility to all the material covered by the claim regard less of the nationality or domicile of the other authors.
1108.02
More than one nationality. If the author of the work covered by the copyright claim has more than one nationality and if any such nationality confers eligibility, registration can be made.
1108.03
Work made for hire. In the case of a work made for hire, it is the nationality or domicile of the employer or other person for whom the work was prepared, rather than the nationality or domicile of the employee, which may serve as a basis for determining eligibility for registration. See section 1102.01 above.
[1984]
