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, Third Edition *Reproduction rights.
 * Serial rights.
 * By transfer of all rights, except the exclusive right of performance (or the like).
 * By transfer of all United States rights in videogame, except right to create hand held version of the work.
 * By transfer of all rights in the United Kingdom (or the like).
 * By transfer of worldwide rights, except for copyright in the United States of America.

620.10(C)(3)&emsp;Transfer Statements That Merely Describe the Relationship between the Author and the Copyright Claimant

As a general rule, the U.S. Copyright Office will not accept a that merely describes the relationship between the author and the  without specifying how the claimant obtained ownership of the copyright.

"Examples:


 * Claimant is the author’s father, mother, son, or daughter, or any other member of the author’s family (even if the author is a minor).
 * Claimant is the mother, father, daughter, son, widow, or widower of a deceased author, or any other member of the deceased author’s family (although the Office will accept a transfer statement indicating that the claimant is the author’s “heir,” acquired the copyright “by will,” or similar statements indicating that the claimant obtained the copyright “by inheritance”).
 * Claimant is the author’s spouse (although the Office will accept a transfer statement indicating that the spouse acquired the copyright “by operation of state community property law”).
 * Author is president of claimant corporation.
 * Author owns 100% of the claimant corporation’s stock.
 * Claimant is the author’s agent.
 * Claimant is the author’s publisher.
 * Claimant is the author’s licensee.
 * Claimant produces all of the author’s artistic works."

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