Ch. 12
12.3.5
12.3.5
12-18
12.3.5
Identification of subject matter.(cont'd)
V.
No titles given. When a document in which no titles are specified is resorded, the index cards will contain the notation "No titles given."
12.3.6
Words of present conyeyance.
I.
Example. A document purporting to be an assignment should contain words to the effect that copyright is presently being conveyed (e.g., "I,
Horaoe C. Rucksack, do hereby assign, sell, transfer, grant, and convey copyright in 'Old Rag, I Love You,' to the Sperryville Literary Society, Inc."II.
Lacking clear words of present conveyance. Where the applicant obviously wishes to have an assignment recorded, a document which lacks clear words of present conveyance will be questioned.
Examples:
(1)
A letter referring to an "understanding that you will have the assignment recorded," accompanied by the certificate of registration.
(2)
A letter addressed to the author giving him "permission to seek another publisher and to take whatever steps are necessary to have the copyright transferred to you."
(3)
A letter from an author indicating that "the publisher has agreed to assign the
copyright to me."(4)
A letter addressed to the Copyright Office, asking the Register of Copyrights to make a transfer of the copyright.
III.
Intention manifest. Where the intention to assign the copyright is manifest from a reading of the document as a whole, the fact that it is in the form of a letter or is inexactly or vaguely worded will not preclude its recordation.
12.3.7
Completeness.
I
In general. In general, a document will not be recorded unless it is complete by its own terms.
