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, Third Edition COMPENDIUM: Chapter 1900

Publication

Contents

1901 What This Chapter Covers 3

1902 What Constitutes Publication? 3

1903 The Significance of Publication 4

1904 General Policies Concerning Publication 5

1904.1 Applicant Makes the Determination 5

1904.2 Facts Stated in the Application 6

1904.3 Claim in a Published or Unpublished Work Contradicted by Information

Provided Elsewhere, such as in the Registration Materials 6

1905 Distribution of Copies or Phonorecords of a Work 6

1905.1 Distribution to the Public 6

1905.2 The Means of Distribution 8

1905.3 Deposit for Registration in the U.S. Copyright Office 8

1906 Offering to Distribute Copies or Phonorecords of a Work 8

1906.1 Offering to Distribute Copies or Phonorecords to a Group of Persons 8

1906.2 Offering to Distribute Copies or Phonorecords for the Purpose of Further

Distribution, Public Performance, or Public Display 9

1906.3 The Copies or Phonorecords Must Be in Existence 10

1907 Distributing the Work vs. An Offer to Distribute the Work 10

1908 A Public Performance or Public Display Does Not Constitute Publication 11

1908.1 Performing a Work of Authorship 11

1908.2 Displaying a Work of Authorship 11

1908.3 Public Performances and Public Displays 12

1908.4 Private Performances and Private Displays 13

1909 Specific Forms of Publication 13

1909.1 Unpublished Work Embodied in a Published Work 13

1909.2 Publishing a Portion of a Work 14

1909.3 Publishing Separate Parts or Installments of a Work 14

1909.4 Works First Published Outside the United States 15

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