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 300-14 . (cont'd) the nature of authorship is described as "entire text," it is unclear whether the claim actually extends to the entire work, or only to the text by the interviewee or the interviewer. In any case where the extent of the claim is not clear, the Copyright Office must communicate with the applicant for clarification.

. Where the application names as author an indi­vidual who was deceased on the date of creation of the work, and who is alleged to have dic­tated his or her writings "from the beyond," the Copyright Office will generally write to explain the requirements of the law regarding authorship and ownership. Ordinarily, works of this kind will contain additional material, such as an introduction, and registration may be made for this material, provided there is sufficient copyrightable authorship. Where the only author named was deceased on the date of creation and that person is named as claimant, the Office

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