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. (cont'd)

Example:(cont'd) There is no name that could reasonably be considered a part of the notice; therefore, the producer presumption applies. Since Doe Recording Co. is an employer in a work made for hire, it would be considered the producer and its name would be considered as a part of the notice.

{{numbered div|1007.03|{{u|Abbreviation or alternative designation}}. The statute permits the use of an abbreviation by which the copyright owner can be recognized or a generally known alternative designation. 17 U.S.C. 40l(b}(3) and 402(b}(3). In such a case, the application should give the legal name of the claimant, and preferably should specify the relationship between the name and what appears in the notice. A generally known alternative designation may be either part of the full name,, "Atlantic" for Atlantic Recording Corporation, or a completely differ­ent name, , "Melodium" for Genius Recording Co., or well known initials, "NBC" for National Broadcasting Company. An abbreviationby which the name of the copyright owner can be recognized should generally include an abbrevi­ated part of each significant word in the full name, "Merc. Rec." for Mercury Records Corporation. If what is in the notice reasonably appears to identify the copyright owner to those likely to come in contact with distributed copies or phonorecords, the notice will be considered acceptable. If this is not the case, the same action is taken as where there is no name in the notice. See section 1011 of this chapter.|3|-6}}

. Where the name, abbreviation of the name, or an alternative designation of the owner in the notice is so

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