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1604
The nature of the document. The document may be questioned by the Copyright Office, unless it perceives some direct or indirect relationship to a copyright.
Examples:
1)
A bill of sale of a business.
2)
A birth or death certificate.
3)
A blanket power of attorney.
1604.01
Recordation not a substitute for registration. A document may be recorded even if a claim to copyright in the work to which it refers has not been registered for copyright. However, where it is clear that the applicant is seeking to substitute recordation of a document for registration of a claim, or to assert by recordation a claim for which registration would be refused, recordation of the document will be discouraged.
1604.02
Relationship between document and copyright unclear. Where the relationship between the document to be recorded and copyright is unclear or obscure, recordation will be delayed and the sender may be asked his or her purpose in submitting the instrument.
Examples:
1)
A document consisting of a collection of newspaper clippings referring to a night club performer.
2)
A bill of lading referring to a shipment of motion picture films.
1604.03
Document apparently submitted in error. Where it seems probable that the document has been submitted to the Copyright Office in error, it may be questioned or, in clear cases, returned without recordation.
Example:
An assignment of rights in a trademark or patent.
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