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, Third Edition - Incorrect Information as It Appears in Basic Registration: Hazra Khan.

- Corrected information: Farida Khan.

- Explanation of correction: Author's first name given incorrectly.

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- Line Heading or Description: Rights and Permissions.

- Amplified Information and Explanation of Information: Address: The address for rights and permissions has been changed to 1800 JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19101.

1802.9(E) Signature Requirements

The registration specialist will review the application for supplementary registration to confirm that an individual has certified the application. The specialist will accept a certification that includes the name of the individual who certified the application, along with the name of that person's employer or the business or organization that the person represents, but a certification that merely recites the name of a business, company, partnership, or other legal entity is unacceptable.

The specialist will accept a photocopy of a handwritten signature, but a stamped signature or a signature provided on a preprinted label is not acceptable. Likewise, the specialist will not accept a signature consisting solely of initials or a monogram. If the application has not been signed, the specialist will ask the applicant to sign space E of Form CA and resubmit the application.

1802.9(F) Adverse Claims / Actual or Prospective Litigation

If the U.S. Copyright Office is aware that there is actual or prospective litigation or an adverse claim involving a basic registration, and if the applicant attempts to make a major change to that registration, the Office may decline to issue a supplementary registration until the applicant has confirmed in writing that the dispute has been resolved. Similarly, the Office may decline to issue a supplementary registration if it seems likely that the proposed change would be directly at issue in the litigation or the adverse claim.

Example:

• Michelle Peck registered an online video, naming herself as the author and copyright claimant. Mark Ferrell subsequently registered the same video, naming himself as the author and copyright claimant. Michelle submits an application for a supplementary registration stating that Mark's name should be added to her registration as a co-author and co-claimant. In a cover letter, Michelle explains that the parties are involved in a lawsuit concerning the ownership of the copyright. The Office will not issue

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