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5-17
Ch. 5
5.3.6
5.3.6
Identity between deposit copies.
I.
Where the law requires deposit of two copies of a work, these copies should be identical.
a.
Examples of unacceptable deposits
(1)
Two pieces of jewelry, identical except for their gems; one contains emeralds and the other rubies
(2)
Two textile swatches, one containing a design in red and green, the other containing the same design in gray and blue
(3)
Two textile swatches showing different stretches of the repetitive pattern
(4)
Two labels, identical except for the product name; one for Dri-Dup Prunes and the other for C-D Raisins
(5)
A tear sheet of periodical adver­tisement and a proof copy or the same advertisement
(6)
Two copies of a telephone book, the contents of which are identical but which are bound in different covers because they are distributed in different localites.
II.

Exceptions to the requirement for identity be­tween the copies are recognized only when the

circumstances are unusual or the differences are as minor as to be negligible.