Ch. 4
4.2.5
4.2.5
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4.2.5
Dispersed notice.(cont'd)
II.
Where elements are separated. (cont'd)
b.
Separated name.(cont'd)
3.
(cont'd)
be the claimant (e. g., "Printed by the Wayward Press"), registration may be made in the first name, but not in the second name.
c.
Separated year date.
1.
Where a separated year date is the only one appearing on the same page and is the appropriate date, it may be accepted as part of the notice.
Example:
The year date in the Library of Congress Catalog Card numbers can be tied in as the year date for the notice
2.
In the case of periodicals, where the year date does not accompany the rest of the notice) the periodical issue date appearing on the same page may be considered part of the notice.
3.
In the case of contributions to periodicals, where the year date does not accompany the rest of the notice, the periodical issue date ordinarily will not be considered part of the notice, whether it appears on the same page or not.
d.
Other matter intervening.
1.
The presence of other matter between the elements of the copyright notice will not preclude acceptance of the notice as long as the elements are identifiable together. For example, the Office will accept a notice such as:
Closet Caddy
Trade Mark Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.
Copyright 1948. Pat. Pending
2.
The separation of the elements of the notice by a line drawn between them will not preclude acceptance of the notice. For example, the Office will accept a notice such as:
Copyright 1953
Standard Pulpwood Co.
