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2.3.2

What are Periodicals(cont'd)

IV.

Series of books. (cont'd)

Examples of a series of books (cont'd)

(2)

A series of volumes, each an individual work complete in itself; e.g., the issue bi-weekly of one of the "100 great books ",the monthly selections of a book club, the issue each month of one full-length mystery story

(3)

The successive issues of revised editions of a book; e. g a d1rectory or a technical handbook revised quarterly

(4)

A single work issued in parts; e.g., the separate volumes of an encyclopedia, or of a set of twelve books comprising a training course.

V.

Loose-leaf reporter material. Loose-leaf material published at intervals as additional or replacement pages for loose-leaf books is considered properly classifiable as a book, and the Office will recom­mend registration in Class A. If the applicant insists, the Office will register such material in Class B under the rule of doubt.

VI.

Post-Office classification. The entry of a publi­cation as second class matter at the Post Office is a persuasive indication that it may be registered as a periodical, but is not conclusive.

2.3.3

Separate Editions of a Particular Issue

I.

Periodicals other than daily newspapers.

a.

Where an issue of a periodical is published in two or more separate editions containing differ­ ent copyrightable matter, separate registrations will be required.

[1973]