12-19
Ch. 12
12.3.7
12.3.7
12.3.7
Completeness.(cont'd)
II.
Attachments. Except as provided in paragraph d.below, a document which refers to specific attachment. (e.g., "... as enumerated in Schedule A, which is attached hereto and made a part here of ...") will be recorded only it the attachments are also submitted for recordation.
a.
Except as provided in paragraph d, below, submission of the attachments will be required even if they are irrelevant to the copyright (e.g., tax-forms, receipted bill) or it they duplicate information already in the records at the Copyright Office (e.g., the original certificate of copyright registration; a copy of the copyrighted work. another document which has already, been recorded).
b.
Except as provided in paragraph d, below, submission of the attachments will be required even if they include a list of titles which would substantially increase the recording fee, and which are irrelevant to the transaction which the applicant is interested in, recording.
c.
Submission of the attachments may be avoided by deleting the reference from the body, of the documents, and the paper may be returned to the applicant for this purposes When suggesting this alternative, the Copyright Office will suggest the desirability of having any changes in the executed document initialled by all parties.
d.
In exceptional oases, where the sender asserts that all three of the following factors exist and specifically requests that the document be recorded as submitted, recordation may be made without the attachments (with an annotation of the official record).
1.
The attachment is completely unavailable; and
2.
The attachment is unnecessary to identify the subject matter of the document; and
3.
It would be impossible or wholly impracticable to secure permission from the parties to make any changes in the document.
(Nov. 1959)
