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1507

Special situations relating to corrections and amplifications of Copyright Office records. (cont'd)

1507.02

Change in name or address of author or claimant. (cont'd)

Example:

The basic registration indicates that Jane Adams is the claimant. An application for supplementary registration is submitted to change the claimant's name to her married name, Jane Adams Morgan. A supplementary application reflecting such a change is appropriate.

1507.02(a)

Change or error in name of corporate entity or other organization. When an applicant wishes to have the records of the Copyright Office reflect a change in the name of a corporate entity or other organization, the Copyright Office will accept an application for supplementary registration, and where it is likely that an official document changing the name exists, the Office may suggest that the document be recorded.

1507.03

Change of domicile, citizenship, and place of publication. Where an applicant wishes to correct an error in the basic registration with respect to the domicile or citizenship of an author or the place of publication of a work, the Copyright Office will generally accept an application for supplementary registration. If, however, the correction would affect the eligibility of the work for u.s. copyright protection, the Office will write and point out to the sender the consequences. If the work was not eligible for u.s. copyright protection on the effective date of the basic registration, that registration will be cancelled. The application for supplementary registration will be filed without action.

NOTE: In no case will the acceptance by the Copyright Office of an application for supplementary registration result in the cancellation of a preexisting basic registration, unless the applicant on the supplementary registration is the same as the applicant on the basic registration.

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