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COPYRIGHT

By whom

Variance between names and dates as stated in the affi- davit and the application.

The affidavit must never be made before the day of pub- lication.

34. The affidavit may be made by: (i) The person

aflBdavit may claiming the copyright ; or (2) his duly authorized agent or e made representative residing in the United States ; or (3) the printer who has printed the book.

The person making the affidavit must state in which of the above-mentioned capacities he does so.

35. In the case of a foreign author applying for a book in a language other than English, no affidavit is required, as such books are not subject to the manufacturing clause.

In the case of a foreign author applying for a book in the English language, the same affidavit must be made as in that of an American author, except where a book is de- posited for ad interim protection under section 21. In such cases the affidavit must be filed when the ad interim copy- right is sought to be extended to the full term.

The affidavit is only required for BOOKS.

Book in

foreign

language

Periodicals

Contribu- tions to periodicals

PERIODICALS (form B)

36. Application should be made in the same manner as for books, depositing two copies, but no affidavit is re- quired.

Separate registration is necessary for each number of the periodical published with a notice of copyright, and can only be made after publication. It is not possible to regis- ter the title of the periodical in advance of publication.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS (fORM A*)

37. If special registration is requested for any contribu- tion to a periodical, one copy of the number of the periodi- cal in which the contribution appears should be deposited promptly after publication.

The entire copy should be sent; sending a mere clipping or a page containing the contribution does not comply with the statute.

The date of publication of a periodical is not necessarily