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2.11.3

Registration requirements(cont'd)

II.

Publication with notice(cont'd)

d.

Unpublished photographic material. As long as a "photograph" remains In unpub­lished form, no copyright notice is required in order to secure statutory protection. NOTE: If a "photograph" is first registered in unpublished form and later published with notice of copyright, a second registration should be made. (See Chapter 10; see also topic 5.3.4.III.)

III.

Formalities of registration. Generally, registration of a claim to copyright in a "photograph" cannot be made until the Copyright Office has received a completed application form, together with the re­quired copy or copies, and the prescribed registration fee. Under certain circum­stances, a catalog card may be substituted in lieu of the registration fee for pub­lished works of foreign origin. (See topic 2.11.3.III.c.2.)

a.

Application form prescribed. Applica­tion for registration of a claim to copyright in a "photograph" should be submitted on Form J, which is appropriate for published or unpublished works of both domestic and foreign origin.

(Regarding the distinction between works of domestic and foreign origin, see topic 2.11.2.I.)

[1973]