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. (cont'd)

Example: The renewal application which names a law firm as the renewal claimant in the capacity of executor under the author's will will be questioned because it is unclear whether the law firm is a fiduciary organization authorized by law to serve as executor.

. The term "next of kin" refers only to blood relatives of the author.

It is not clear whether the term "next of kin" refers only to the living relatives of the nearest degree of consanguinity (defined as the quality or state of being descended from the same ancestor) or whether it also includes the descendants of dead relatives claiming on the theory representation. The Copyright Office

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