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, Third Edition 1115.7 1115.7(A)

1115.7(B) 1115.7(C)

1115.7(D)

Completing the Application: Group Registration of Contributions to Periodicals

Form TX, Form VA, and Form PA

To register a group of contributions to periodicals the applicant must complete Form TX, Form VA, or Form PA. As discussed in Section 1115.3, the applicant should use the form that is most appropriate for the type of authorship that appears in the majority of the contributions in the group.

This Section provides guidance for completing spaces 1 through 4 of these forms. For guidance concerning spaces 5 through 9, see Chapter 600, Sections 621, 622.2, 622.4, and 624.

Space 1 : Title of this Work

In space 1 of the application the applicant should write "See Form GR/CP, attached." The rest of this space should be left blank.

Space 2(a): Name of Author

As discussed in Section 1115.2, all of the contributions in the group must be created by the same author and the author must be an individual. The applicant should provide the author's full name and the author's nationality and/or domicile in space 2(a). For a definition and discussion of nationality and domicile, see Chapter 600, Section 617.

If all of the contributions in the group qualify as anonymous or pseudonymous works, the applicant may check the appropriate boxes that appear in the anonymous/pseudonymous space. For a definition and discussion of anonymous and pseudonymous works, see Chapter 600, Sections 615.1 and 615.2.

As discussed in Section 1115.2, the contributions cannot be a work made for hire. Therefore, the work made for hire box should be checked "no."

In the Nature of Authorship space the applicant should describe the material that the author created. For guidance on completing this portion of the application, see Chapter 600, Section 618.

Space 3(a): Year in which Creation of This Work Was Completed

The applicant should provide the year of completion for the last contribution that is included in the group. This information should be provided in space 3(a) of the application. For guidance on completing this portion of the application, see Chapter 600, Section 611.

As discussed in Section 1115.8(B), the application should provide publication dates for each contribution using Form GR/CP. Therefore, space 3(b] of Form TX, VA, or PA may be left blank.

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