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 Copyright Review Board

United States Copyright Office •

September 12, 2022

John M. Kraft, Esq. Mockingbird Press LLC 5431 Copse Drive Atlanta, GA 30909

Dear Mr. Kraft:

The Review Board of the United States Copyright Office ("Board") has considered Mockingbird Press LLC's ("Mockingbird Press") second request for reconsideration of the Registration Program's refusal to register a compilation claim in the work titled "The Three Magical Books of Solomon" ("Work"). After reviewing the application, deposit copy, and relevant correspondence, along with the arguments in the second request for reconsideration, the Board affirms the Registration Program’s denial of registration.

I.DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK

The Work is one book containing three public domain writings attributed to King Solomon, a key historical figure in the religious texts of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions, who lived from 990 to 931 BCE. He is also associated with occult philosophy and ceremonial magic practices. The Work combines The Lesser Key of Solomon the King (published in 1904 by Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers and Aleister Crowley), The Greater Key of Solomon the King (published in 1888 by S. L. MacGregor Mathers), and The Testament of Solomon (published in 1898 by F. C. Conybeare). The three writings are English translations that, due to their publication date, are in the public domain.

"The application for the Work claims only “compilation” as the basis for authorship."