12-17
Ch. 12
12.3.5
12.3.5
12.3.5
Identification of subject matter.(oont'd)
II.
Failure to identify subject matter.(oont'd)
Examples:(cont'd)
(3)
" ... copyright in OPENING CHORUS is hereby assigned ..." (reference to part of sxore of an operetta meaningless when document considered by itself).
III.
Titles. As long as the subject matter is adequately identified it need not contain the titles under which the works were registered tor copyright.
a.
An abbreviated or entirely different title, or a different descriptive phrase, may be
employed.
Examples:
(1)
"1957 Sales Manual " instead of "Fabulous Deals for '57."
(2)
"Style No. 1?3B," instead of "Polka Dots on Parade."
b.
The registration number may be used instead of the title.
c.
A blanket assignment or other transfer, in which no individual titles are given, may be reoorded without question.
Example:
(1)
"... copyrights in all the published works of Prolific C. Hack are hereby assigned ... "
IV
Outside sources. A document will be indexed solely under the titles or other identifying matter it contains; no information from sources outside the' document will be supplied.
