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Ch. 3
3.1.3
3.1.3
3.1.3
Public disclosure by means other than distribution of copies.(cont'd)
II.
Exhibition of an Artistic or Graphic Work.(cont'd)
b.
(cont'd)
Examples:
(1)
Artistic glassware is exhibited at an industrial fair limited to the trade only.
(2)
Photographs of textile designs are exhibited with a legend expressly prohibiting reproduction.
c.
Where an artistic or graphic work Is shown on television, the Copyright Office will explain that it is not clear whether this constitutes publication, but will make registration as a published work if the applicant believes that publication has occurred.
d.
Publication will be questioned where the words "exhibited," "shown,","televised," etc., have been added in the publication line of an application covering an artistic or graphic work.
III.
Exhibition of Motion Pictures.
a.
Lease or rental of copies of a motion picture to a film exchange, film distributor, exhibitor, or broadcaster ordinarily constitutes publication (see item 3.1.1 III. d, above), but mere public exhibition would not be regarded as publication.
Examples:
(1)
A "sneak preview" of a theatrical film at a single theatre would not constitute publication.
(2)
A television film shown simultaneously on a network of 300 stations would not be regarded
as published.