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Ch. 3
3.1.1
3.1.1
3.1.1
General publication.(cont'd)
III.
Examples of General Publication.(cont'd)
d.
Leasing or renting of copies.(cont'd)
Examples:(cont'd)
(2)
Rental of a framed painting to an individual on a monthly basis for private display would not be regarded as publication.
e.
Deposit of copies in a public library.
1.
The deposit of a manuscript in a public library (including the Library of Congress) for unrestricted access by the public will be accepted as constituting publication.
2.
When an applicant asserts that a work was published deposit in a public library, it will be assumed that the deposit was unrestricted unless information to the contrary exists.
3.
Deposit in the Copyright Office for registration will not be deemed to constitute publication.
f.
Exhibition of an artistic or graphic work (See item 3.1.3 II.a. below.)
IV.
Publication of Part of a Work.
a.
Publication of a portion of a work does not necessarily mean that the work as a whole has been published.
Examples:
(1)
Publication of a detailed plot summary of a play does not constitute publication of the play as a whole.
