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2.14.2

Statutory Requirements for Copyright in Motion Pictures.(cont'd)

I.

Publication.(cont'd)

c.

(cont'd )

Examples:

(1)

Preview" of a film to test audience reaction.

(2)

Performance of a film on television.

II.

Notice.

a.

Form.

1.

The notice on a published motion picture should generally consist of "the word 'Copyright,' the abbreviation 'Cor.' or the symbol CD, accompanied bv the name of the copyright proprietor, and . . .the year in which the copyright was secured by publication."

2.

A notice lacking the year date will be con­sidered for registration either in Class L or Class M, but we caution the applicant that such a notice may not be adequate, expecially in Class L.

b.

Position.

1.

The law does not specify where a notice should be placed on a motion picture film, but the Office will reco~nend that the notice appear on or near the title frame.

2.

Registration will be made if the notice appears either in the opening frames con­taining the title and credits or at the end of the film.

2.

Registration will be refused if the notice appears only on one of the reels in the middle of the film.

[1973]