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1605
Formal sufficiency of document. In order to be regarded as a "transfer," a document must generally meet the following formal requirements:
1)
It must be "an instrument in writing."
2)
It must be signed by the owner of the rights conveyed or by such owner's duly authorized agent.
3)
It must identify the transferor and transferee.
4)
It must contain words of conveyance.
5)
It must be complete by its own terms.
1605.01
Instrument in writing. To be recordable, the instrument must be in writing. The Copyright Office does not provide, suggest, or require any special form for the transfer of a copyright or other document pertaining to a copyright. Any type of legible document which meets the other formal requirements will be accepted for recordation, if it contains an individual's actual signature.
Examples:
1)
Handwritten or typewritten original.
2)
Transfer in the form of a letter.
3)
Carbon of original.
4)
Mimeographed original.
5)
Printed original.
1605.02
Actual signature. To be recordable, the document must bear the actual signature or signatures of the person or persons who executed it. Alternatively, the document may be recorded if it is a legible photocopy or other full-size facsimile reproduction of the signed document, accompanied by a sworn certification or an official certification that the reproduction is a true copy of the signed document. Any sworn certification accompanying a reproduction shall be signed by at least one of the persons who
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