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material to support a copyright of its own, we will ask for separate application. It is always pre­ferable to include, in the space prorvided for the title on the application, words which will identify the particular version in question.

For example, the title could read: ARRANGEMENT'S FOR PIANO SOLO AND SATB (English and French translations of a German Book)
2.
Differences are Uncopyrightable Where several versions of a single work are published separately on the same day and the only differences between the versions are minor or involve uncopyrightable elements, we will register only one of the versions whichever version the remitter wishes. Line 2 of the application should preferably identify the particular version after the title.
Examples:

Arrangements for Horn Quartet and Trombone Quartet where the only difference is the transposition

Editions for High, Medium and Low Voices where the only difference is the transposition

Catalogs where the only differences are in the localities where they are published.

Advertising brochures with the same pictorial and text matter but in different colors
3.
One Version More Complete. Where several version of a single work are published separately on the same day, and one version is more complete than