Ch. 12
12.4.2
12.4.2
12-24
12.4.2
Abandonments.(cont'd)
II.
Conditions.(cont'd)
e.
The original certificate of registration should be relinquished to the Copyright
Office at the time of recordation.III.
Failure to meet conditions. Where a statement does not meet one or more of these conditions, the sender will be informed concerning them but recordation will not be refused.
IV.
Annotations. Following recordation of a statement of abandonment, annotations referring to the volume and page in which it is recorded will be added to the original record of registration and the catalog cards covering the entry.
12.4.3
Correction of errors.
I.
Correction of errors in copyright registration.
a.
Where the record of a copyright registration is alleged to contain an error, not the fault of the Copyright Office, it is possible to record an affidavit or signed statement outlining the error and stating the correct facts.
Examples:
(1)
Incorrect date of publication given.
(2)
Statement of new matter omitted.
(3)
Author's citizenship incorrectly stated.
(4)
Co-author's name omitted.
b.
In certain cases where a Copyright Office action is dependent upon the recordation of such a document (e.g., where renewal registration in the name of a particular author depends upon recordation of a document attesting to his authorship), it is desirable that the document be in the form of an affidavit signed by the person making the claim, and accompanied by supporting documents or affidavits.
