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, Third Edition group. Completing Form GR/PPh/CON is optional, although it does provide certain advantages that are discussed in Chapter 1100, Section 1116.2.

For information concerning the registration requirements for this group registration option, see Chapter 1100, Section 1116. For guidance in completing a paper application, see Chapter 1100, Section 1116.6.

1402.7 Supplementary Registration Applications: Form CA

Supplementary registrations correct or amplify the information on an earlier registration as follows:

• A correction is appropriate if certain information in a basic registration was incorrect at the time that basic registration was made.

• An amplification is appropriate to add (i) certain information that could have been given, but was omitted at the time of registration, such as where a co-author is omitted; (ii) changes in certain facts that have occurred since the registration, such as a change in the title of the work; or (iii) explanations that clarify information given in the registration, such as when a statement of authorship in the version being registered is not sufficiently explicit on the original application.

An application for a supplementary registration is not appropriate: [i] if the work has been revised, [ii] to reflect corrections have been made to statements appearing on the copy(ies) or phonorecords; [iii] as a substitute for a renewal registration; (iv) as a substitute for recording a transfer or other document pertaining to copyright ownership; or [v] if a work was registered as unpublished but was actually published at the time of the basic registration.

Supplementary registrations may be used only with certain types of registrations. As a general rule, any basic registration, group registration, renewal registration, or GATT registration may be the subject of a supplementary registration, unless the registration has expired or unless the registration been cancelled or abandoned.

Applicants must use a paper application submitted on Form CA to apply for a supplementary application. At present, applicants may not use the online application to seek a supplementary registration.

For more information on supplementary registrations, see Chapter 1800, Section 1802. For guidance in completing Form CA, see Chapter 1800, Section 1802.8.

1402.8 Renewal Registration Applications: Form RE and RE/ Addendum

The U.S. Copyright Office offers renewal registrations for works that were first published or registered prior to 1978. The 1909 Act made works copyrighted in the United States before January 1, 1978 subject to a renewal system whereby the term of copyright was divided into two consecutive terms with separate registration requirements. The current Copyright Act that came into effect on January 1, 1978 retained the renewal system for works that were copyrighted before 1978 and were still in their first term on January 1, 1978. Renewal registration may still be obtained for pre-

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