RELEASE & CONSENT TO SELL: Submission Guidelines for Evangelison Productions, Inc.

Guidelines for Submitting Stories, Short Stories or Poetry to

Evangelison Productions, Inc.

for ONLINE Publication

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Guidelines for Submitting Stories, Short Stories or Poetry to

Evangelison Productions, Inc.

for ONLINE Publication

NO PORNOGRAPHY, NO GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, NO HARM TO CHILDREN or TORTURE OF ANIMALS, NO HATE SPEECH OR TARGETED DEGRADATION. EVER.

CHILDREN’S STORIES

Unless otherwise arranged, children’s story profits are split of

40% author /40% illustrator/20% Evangelison Productions site maintenance.

· Ebooks for Kindle, Nook & iPad

All children’s stories intended for sale as an eBook should be saved on either a Microsoft Word document, or a pdf document on 8 ½” x 11” pages. ALL eBOOKS SHOULD BE IN PORTRAIT in order to be accessible on Kindle, Nook or iPad. Stories may be sold on other sites. COPYRIGHT is retained by the author/illustrator.

· eBooks for the laptop or desktop

These may be submitted at any size/orientation. All manuscripts should be submitted in either Microsoft Word or pdf format. Portrait AND Landscape books accepted.

All eBooks & Laptop/Desktop STORIES and SHORT STORIES

All manuscripts must consist of original work, whose content is the legal property of the author. Stories may be include graphics, especially those in the form of a PHOTO NOVELLA (see “Homeless Somewhere in Chattanooga, TN by Nancy J. Bell)

Profits from sales are split 80% author/20% Evangelison Productions. Author owns copyright.

Short stories should consist of 4 or more in a collection + Cover.

*If the work is detailing COMMUNITY WORK or other HUMANITARIAN WORK fundraisers, upon approval, a 90% author/10% Evangelison Productions split may be arranged.

POETRY

Follow poetry submission guidelines according to the specific poetry being showcased for contests. Otherwise, follow the directions for SHORT STORIES (above). Poet must own, and will retain, copyright.

INFORMATION NEEDED FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS:

· NAME

· EMAIL ADDRESS

· PHONE

· SIGNED RELEASE/CONSENT TO SELL FORM

IF THERE ARE OTHER DETAILS TO BE WORKED OUT, THEY WILL BE DONE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.

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RELEASE/CONSENT TO SELL

All submissions that will be sold on the Evangelison Productions site are done so through a mutually agreed upon product and its royalties agreement. Writers/Illustrators retain copyright ownership and can, at any given time, request in writing any change or withdrawal of the material from the host site. Site Administration reserves the right to decline or withdraw from agreements if violations of site guidelines are not met or may change.

I _____________________________________ agree that I am owner of copyright, and do give consent to Evangelison Productions to sell _________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________(title of submission) on its site, according to the agreement set forth. I understand that my work is being posted and sold on the site according to mutual agreement and that I may request that any work may be removed (by either side) without recourse.

___ (INITIAL to indicate that you have read the document: UNDERSTANDING COPYRIGHT and agree to ascribe to the law regarding copyrights)

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(AUTHOR SIGNATURE) (ILLUSTRATOR SIGNATURE, if applicable)

___________________________________ ____________________________________

(DATE) (DATE)

NOTARIZED by a currently certified NOTARY PUBLIC

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(NORARY SIGNATURE) (STATE & DATE COMMISSION EXPIRES)

Please return THIS PAGE with the above information, including the appropriate signatures and dates with each submission.

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UNDERSTANDING COPYRIGHT

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ22.pdf

Circular 22

2 22.0213

How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work In General Methods of Approaching a Copyright Investigation

(NOTE: The material below has been copied exactly the way it was found at the original site, in order not to compromise (even inadvertently) the intended premises intended to be contained within.)

There are several ways to investigate whether a work is under copyright protection and, if so, the facts of the copyright. These are the main ones:

1 Examine a copy of the work for such elements as a copyright notice, place

and date of publication, author and publisher. If the work is a sound recording,

examine the disc, tape, cartridge, or cassette in which the recorded sound is

fixed, or the album cover, sleeve, or container in which the recording is sold.

2 Search the Copyright Office catalogs and other records.

3 Have the Copyright Office conduct a search for you.

A Few Words of Caution About Copyright Investigations

if you follow all three approaches, the results may not be conclusive. Moreover,

as explained in this circular, the changes brought about under the Copyright

Act of 1976, the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988, the Copyright

Renewal Act of 1992, and the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of

1998 must be considered when investigating the copyright status of a work.

This circular offers some practical guidance on what to look for if you are

making a copyright investigation. It is important to realize, however, that this

circular contains only general information and that there are a number of

exceptions to the principles outlined here. In many cases, it is important to consult with a copyright attorney before reaching any conclusions regarding the

How to Search Copyright Office Catalogs and Records

Catalog of Copyright Entries

The Copyright Office published the Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) in

printed format from 1891 through 1978. From 1979 through 1982, the CCEwas

issued in microfiche format. The CCE is divided into parts according to the

classes of works registered. Each CCE segment covers all registrations made

during a particular period of time. Renewal registrations made from 1979

through 1982 are found in Section 8 of the catalog. Renewals prior to that time

are generally listed at the end of the volume containing the

class of work to which they pertained.

A number of libraries throughout the U.S. maintain copies

of the CCE, and this may provide a good starting point if you

wish to make a search yourself. There are some cases, however,

in which a search of the CCE alone will not be sufficient to

provide the needed information. For example:

• Because the CCE does not include entries for assignments

or other recorded documents, it cannot be used for

searches involving the ownership of rights.

• The CCE entry contains the essential facts concerning

a registration, but it is not a verbatim transcript of the

registration record. It does not contain the address of the

Effective with registrations made since 1982 when the CCE

was discontinued, the only method of searching CCE volumes

outside the Library of Congress is by using the Internet to

access the online catalog. The online catalog contains entries

from 1978 to the present. Information on accessing the catalog via the Internet is provided below. The Copyright Office

has been digitizing the 660 volumes of the CCE and many

are now available at www.archive.org/details/copyrightrecords/.

Individual Searches of Copyright Records

The Copyright Office is located in the Library of Congress,

James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20559.

Most Copyright Office records are open to public inspection and searching from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, eastern time,

Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. The various

records freely available to the public include an extensive

card catalog, an automated catalog containing records from

1978 forward, record books, and microfilm records of assignments and related documents. Other records, including

correspondence files and deposit copies, are not open to the

public for searching. However, they may be inspected upon

request and payment of a search fee.*

*note: Copyright Office fees are subject to change. For

current fees, please check the Copyright Office website at

www.copyright.gov, write the Copyright Office, or call

(202) 707‑3000 or 1‑877‑476‑0778.

If you wish to do your own searching in the Copyright

Office files open to the public, you will be given assistance

in locating the records you need and in learning procedures

for searching. If the Copyright Office staff member actually

es the search for you, a search fee must be charged. The

search will not be done while you wait.

In addition, Copyright Office records in machine-readable form cataloged from January 1, 1978, to the present,

including registration and renewal information and recorded

documents, are available for searching from the Copyright

Office website at www.copyright.gov.

The Copyright Office does not offer search assistance to

users on the Internet.

Searching by the Copyright Office

In General

Upon request and at the statutory rate for each hour or

fraction of an hour used, the Copyright Office staff will

search the records of registrations and other recorded documents concerning ownership of copyrights and will provide

a written report. If you request a cost estimate, the Copyright

Office will provide one. Estimates for searches are based on

the information you furnish and are provided for a set fee

that is applied toward the cost of the search and report. Fees

for estimates are nonrefundable and may be applied to a

search for up to one year from the date of the estimate.

Requests must include an address and telephone number

where you may be reached during business hours and an

email address if available.

Certification of a search report is available for an additional fee. Certified searches are frequently requested to meet

the evidentiary requirements of litigation.

Preferred payment is by personal check or credit card.

Contact the Copyright Office for information regarding payment with money orders or by overseas banking institutions.

For information, correspondence, or payment, contact:

Attn: RCC

P.O. Box 70400

Washington, DC 20024

phone: (202) 707-6850 (m–f, 8:30–5:00 eastern time)

fax: (202) 252-3485

email: copysearch@loc.gov

What the Fee Does Not Cover

The search fee does not include the cost of additional certificates, photocopies of deposits, or copies of other Office records.

For information concerning these services, see Circular 6,

Obtaining Access to and Copies of Copyright Office Records

and Deposits.

Information Needed

The more detailed information you furnish with your

request, the less expensive the search will be. Please provide

as much of the following information as possible:

• the title of thework,with any possible variants

• the names of the authors, including possible pseudonyms

• the name of the probable copyright owner,which may be

the publisher or producer

• the approximate yearwhen theworkwas published or

registered

• the type of work involved (book, play,musical composition, sound recording, photograph, etc.)

• for awork originally published as a part of a periodical

or collection, the title of that publication and any other

information, such as the volume or issue number, to help

identify it

• the registration number or any other copyright data

Motion pictures are often based on other works, such

as books or serialized contributions to periodicals or other

composite works. If you want a search for an underlying

work or for music from a motion picture, you must specifically

request such a search. You must also identify the underlying

works and music and furnish the specific titles, authors, and

approximate dates of these works.

Searches Involving Assignments and Other

Documents Affecting Copyright Ownership

For the standard hourly search fee, the Copyright Office staff

will search its indexes covering the records of assignments

and other recorded documents concerning ownership of

copyrights. The reports of searches in these cases will state

the facts shown in the Office’s indexes of the recorded documents but will offer no interpretation of the content of the

documents or their legal effect.

Limitations on Searches

In determining whether or not to have a search made, you

should keep the following points in mind:

No Special Lists · The Copyright Office does not maintain

any lists of works by subject or any lists of works that are in

the public domain.

Contributions Not Listed Separately in Copyright Office

Records · Individual works such as stories, poems, articles,

or musical compositions that were published as contribut

tions to a copyrighted periodical or collection are usually not

listed separately by title in our records.

No Comparisons · The Copyright Office does not search or

compare copies of works to determine questions of possible

infringement or to determine how much two or more versions of a work have in common.

Titles and Names Not Copyrightable · Copyright does not

protect names and titles, and our records list many different

works identified by the same or similar titles. Some brand

names, trade names, slogans, and phrases may be entitled to

protection under the general rules of law relating to unfair

competition. They may also be entitled to registration under

the provisions of the trademark laws. Questions about the

trademark laws should be addressed to: Commissioner for

Patents, PO Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. Possible protection of names and titles under common law principles of

unfair competition is a question of state law.

No Legal Advice · The Copyright Office cannot express

any opinion as to the legal significance or effect of the facts

included in a search report.

Some Words of Caution

Searches Not Always Conclusive

Searches of the Copyright Office catalogs and records are

useful in helping to determine the copyright status of a work,

but they cannot be regarded as conclusive in all cases. The

complete absence of any information about a work in the

Office records does not mean that the work is unprotected.

The following are examples of cases in which information about a particular work may be incomplete or lacking

entirely in the Copyright Office:

• Before 1978,unpublishedworkswere entitled to protection under common law without the need of registration.

• Works publishedwithnotice priorto 1978may be registered

at any time within the first 28-year term.

• Works copyrighted between January 1,1964, and December 31, 1977, are affected by the Copyright Renewal Act of

1992, which automatically extends the copyright term and

makes renewal registrations optional.

• Forworks under copyright protection on or afterJanuary 1,

1978, registration may be made at any time during the

term of protection. Although registration is not required

as a condition of copyright protection, there are certain

definite advantages to registration. For further information, see Circular 1, Copyright Basics.

• Since searches are ordinarily limited to registrationsthat

have already been cataloged, a search report may not

cover recent registrations for which catalog records are

not yet available.

• The information in the search request may not have been

complete or specific enough to identify the work.

• Thework may have been registered under a differenttitle

or as part of a larger work.

Protection in Foreign Countries

Even if you conclude that a work is in the public domain in

the United States, this does not necessarily mean that you are

free to use it in other countries. Every nation has its own laws

governing the length and scope of copyright protection, and

these are applicable to uses of the work within that nation’s

borders. Thus, the expiration or loss of copyright protection

in the United States may still leave the work fully protected

against unauthorized use in other countries. For further

information, see Circular 6; Circular 15, Renewal of Copyright; and Circular 15a, Duration of Copyright.

Impact of the Copyright Act on

On October 19, 1976, the President signed into law a complete revision of the copyright law of the United States (title

17 of the United States Code). Most provisions of this statute

came into force on January 1, 1978, superseding the Copyright

Act of 1909. These provisions made significant changes in

the copyright law. Further important changes resulted from

the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988, which

took effect March 1, 1989; the Copyright Renewal Act of 1992

(P.L. 102-307) enacted June 26, 1992, which amended the

renewal provisions of the copyright law; and the Sonny Bono

October 27, 1998, which extended the term of copyrights for

an additional 20 years.

If you need more information about the provisions of

either the 1909 or the 1976 law, write or call the Copyright

Office. Both laws are available on the Copyright Office

website. For information about renewals, see Circular 15. For

paper copies of the law, order Circular 92, Copyright Law of

the United States, from:

U.S. Government Printing Office

P.O. Box 979050

St. Louis, MO 63197-9000

: http://bookstore.gpo.gov

phone: (202) 512-1800 [toll free: 1-866-512-1800]

fax:(202) 512-2104

email: contactcenter@gpo.gov

Or go to the Copyright Office website at www.copyright.gov/

title17.

For copyright investigations, the following points about

the impact of the Copyright Act of 1976, the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988, and the Copyright Renewal

Act of 1992 should be considered.

A Changed System of Copyright Formalities

Some of the most sweeping changes under the 1976 Copyright

Act involve copyright formalities, that is, the procedural

requirements for securing and maintaining full copyright

protection. The old system of formalities involved copyright

notice, deposit, and registration; recordation of transfers and

licenses of copyright ownership; and U.S. manufacture,

among other things. In general, while retaining formalities,

the 1976 law reduced the chances of mistakes, softened the

consequences of errors and omissions, and allowed for the

correction of errors.

The Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988

reduced formalities, most notably making the addition

of the previously mandatory copyright notice optional. It

should be noted that the amended notice requirements are

not retroactive.

The Copyright Renewal Act of 1992, enacted June 26,

1992, automatically extends the term of copyrights secured

between January 1,1964, and December 31,1977,making

renewal registration optional. Consult Circular 15 for details.

For additional information, contact the Copyright Office by

phone at(202) 707-3000 or1-877-476-0778 (toll free).

Automatic Copyright

Under the present copyright law, copyright exists in original

works of authorship created and fixed in any tangible medium

of expression, now known or later developed, from which

they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly, or indirectly with the aid of a machine

or device. In other words, copyright is an incident of creative

authorship and is not dependent on statutory formalities.

Thus, registration with the Copyright Office generally is not

required, but there are certain advantages that arise from a

timely registration. For further information on the advantages

of registration, see Circular 1.

The 1909 Copyright Act and the 1976 Copyright Act as originally enacted required a notice of copyright on published

works. For most works, a copyright notice consisted of the

symbol ©, the word “Copyright” or the abbreviation “Copr.,”

together with the name of the owner of copyright and the

year of first publication. For example:“© JoanCrane 2004”

For sound recordings published on or after February 15,

1972, a copyright notice mightread“π 1994XYZ Records,

Inc.” See below for more information about sound recordings.

For mask works, a copyright notice might read “µ SDR

Industries.” See Circular 100, Federal Statutory Protection for

Mask Works, for more information.

As originally enacted, the 1976 law prescribed that all

visually perceptible published copies of a work, or published

phonorecords of a sound recording, should bear a proper

before March 1, 1989. After March 1, 1989, notice of copyright on these works is optional. Adding the notice, however,

is strongly encouraged and, if litigation involving the copyright occurs, certain advantages exist for publishing a work

with notice.

Prior to March 1, 1989, the requirement for the notice

applied equally whether the work was published in the United

States or elsewhere by authority of the copyright owner.

Compliance with the statutory notice requirements was the

responsibility of the copyright owner. Unauthorized publication without the copyright notice, or with a defective notice,

does not affect the validity of the copyright in the work.

Advance permission from, or registration with, the Copyright Office is not required before placing a copyright notice

on copies of the work or on phonorecords of a sound recording. Moreover, for works first published on or after January

1, 1978, through February 28, 1989, omission of the requirednotice, or use of a defective notice, did not result in forfeiture

or outright loss of copyright protection. Certain omissions

of, or defects in, the notice of copyright, however, could have

led to loss of copyright protection if steps were not taken

to correct or cure the omissions or defects. The Copyright

Office has issued a final regulation (37 CFR 201.20) that suggests various acceptable positions for the notice of copyright.

This regulation is available on the Copyright Office website at

www.copyright.gov/title37/201/index.html. For further information, see Circular 3, Copyright Notice.

Works Already in the Public Domain

In general, once a work enters the public domain, copyright

protection cannot be restored. However, certain exceptions

works of foreign origin. For eligible foreign works,

provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA)

and section 104(a) of the copyright law. Previousto the

URAA, the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (NAFTA) contained copyright restoration

provisions for certain Canadian and Mexican works.

Under the copyright law in effect prior to January 1,

1978, copyright could be lost in several situations. The most

common were publication without the required notice

of copyright, expiration of the first 28-year term without

renewal, or final expiration of the second copyright term.

The Copyright Renewal Act of 1992 automatically renews

firstterm copyrightssecured between January 1,1964, and

December 31, 1977.

Scope of Exclusive Rights Under Copyright

The present law has changed and enlarged in some cases the

scope of the copyright owner’s rights. The new rights apply

to all uses of a work subject to protection by copyright after

January 1, 1978, regardless of when the work was created.

Duration of Copyright Protection

Works Originally Copyrighted On or After January 1, 1978

A work that is created and fixed in tangible form for the first

time on or after January 1, 1978, is automatically protected

from the moment of its creation and is ordinarily given a

term enduring for the author’s life plus an additional 70

years after the author’s death. In the case of “a joint work

prepared by two or more authors who did not work for hire,”

the term lasts for 70 years after the last surviving author’s

death. For works made for hire and for anonymous and

pseudonymous works (unless the author’s identity is revealed

in the Copyright Office records), the duration of copyright

will be 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation,

whichever is less.

Works created before the 1976 law came into effect but

neither published nor registered for copyright before

January 1, 1978, have been automatically brought under the

statute and are now given federal copyright protection. The

duration of copyright in these works will generally be computed in the same way as for new works: the life-plus-70 or

95/120-year terms will apply. However, all works in this category were guaranteed at least 25 years of statutory protection.

Works Copyrighted Before January 1, 1978

Under the law in effect before 1978, copyright was secured

either on the date a work was published with notice of copy-

right or on the date of registration if the work was registered

in unpublished form. In either case, copyright endured for a

first term of 28 years from the date on which it was secured.

During the last (28th) year of the first term, the copyright

was eligible for renewal. The copyright law extends the

renewal term from 28 to 67 years for copyrights in existence

on January 1, 1978.

However,forworks copyrighted priorto January 1,1964,

the copyright still must have been renewed in the 28th calendar year to receive the 67-year period of added protection.

The amending legislation enacted June 26, 1992, automatically

extends this second term for works first copyrighted between

January 1,1964, and December 31,1977. For more detailed

information on the copyright term, see Circular 15a.

Works First Published Before 1978:

the Copyright Notice

General Information About the Copyright Notice

In investigating the copyright status of works first published

before January 1, 1978, the most important thing to look for is

the notice of copyright. As a general rule under the 1909 law,

omitted from the first authorized published edition of a work

or if it appeared in the wrong form or position. The form and

position of the copyright notice for various types of works

were specified in the copyright statute. Some courts were liberal

in overlooking relatively minor departures from the statutory

requirements, but a basic failure to comply with the notice

provisions forfeited copyright protection and put the work

into the public domain in this country.

Absence of Copyright Notice

For works first published before 1978, the complete absence

of a copyright notice from a published copy generally indicates that the work is not protected by copyright. For works

first published before March 1, 1989, the copyright notice is

required, but omission could have been cured by registration before or within five years of publication and by adding

the notice to copies published in the United States after discovery of the omission. Some works may contain a notice,

others may not. The absence of a notice in works published

on or after March 1, 1989, does not necessarily indicate that

the work is in the public domain.

Unpublished Works · No notice of copyright was required

on the copies of any unpublished work. The concept of

“publication” is very technical, and it was possible for a

er of copies lacking a copyright notice to be reproduced

and distributed without affecting copyright protection.

Foreign Editions · In the case of works seeking ad interim

from the notice requirements if they were first published

outside the United States. Some copies of these foreign editions could find their way into the United States without

impairing the copyright.

*note: “Ad interim copyright” refers to a special short term of

For further information on ad interim copyright, see page 8.

Accidental Omission · The 1909 statute preserved copyright

protection if the notice was omitted by accident or mistake

from a “particular copy or copies.”

Unauthorized Publication · A valid copyright was not

secured if someone deleted the notice and/or published the

work without authorization from the copyright owner.

Sound Recordings · Reproductions of sound recordings

usually contain two different types of creative works: the

underlying musical, dramatic, or literary work that is being

performed or read and the fixation of the actual sounds

embodying the performance or reading. For protection of

the underlying musical or literary work embodied in a

recording, it is not necessary that a copyright notice covering

this material appear on the phonograph records or tapes on

which the recording is reproduced. A special notice is

required for protection of the recording of a series of musical,

spoken, or other sounds that were fixed on or after February

15, 1972. Sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972, are

not eligible for federal copyright protection. The Sound

Recording Act of 1971, the present copyright law, and the

Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988 cannot be

applied or be construed to provide any retroactive protection

for sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972. Such

works, however, may be protected by various state laws or

doctrines of common law.

The Date in the Copyright Notice

If you find a copyright notice, the date it contains may be

important in determining the copyright status of the work.

In general, the notice on works published before 1978 must

include the year in which copyright was secured by publication or, if the work was first registered for copyright in

unpublished form, the year in which registration was made.

There are two main exceptions to this rule.

For pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works (Classes F

through K under the 1909 law), the law permitted omission of the year date in the notice.

2 For “new versions” of previously published or copyrighted

works, the notice was not usually required to include more

than the year of first publication of the new version itself.

This is explained further under Derivative Works below.

The year in the notice usually (though not always) indicated when the copyright began. It is, therefore, significant

in determining whether a copyright is still in effect; or, if the

in deciding when the copyright is scheduled to expire. For

further information about the duration of copyright, see

Circular 15a.

In evaluating the meaning of the date in a notice, you

should keep the following points in mind:

Works Published and Copyrighted Before January 1, 1978 ·

A work published before January 1, 1978, and copyrighted on

or after January 1, 1923, may still be protected by copyright

in the United States if a valid renewal registration was made

during the 28th year of the first term of the copyright. If

renewed by registration or under the Copyright Renewal Act

of 1992 and if still valid under the other provisions of the law,

the copyright will expire 95 years from the end of the year in

which it was first secured.

Therefore, the U.S. copyright in any work published or

copyrighted prior to January 1, 1923, has expired by operation

of law, and the work has permanently fallen into the public

domain in the United States. For example, on January 1, 1997,

copyrights in works first published or copyrighted before

January 1, 1922, expired; on January 1, 1998, copyrights in

works first published or copyrighted before January 1, 1923,

expired. Unless the copyright law is changed again, no works

under protection on January 1, 1999, will fall into the public

domain in the United States until January 1, 2019.

Works First Published or Copyrighted Between January 1,

1923, and December 31, 1949, But Not Renewed · If a work

was first published or copyrighted between January 1, 1923,

and December 31,1949, itisimportantto determinewhether

the copyright was renewed during the last (28th) year of the

first term of the copyright. This can be done by searching the

If no renewal registration was made, copyright protection

expired permanently at the end of the 28th year from the

year date it was first secured.

rks First Published or Copyrighted Between January 1,

1923, and December 31, 1949, and Registered for Renewal ·

When a valid renewal registration was made and copyright

in the work was in its second term on December 31, 1977,

the renewal copyright term was extended under the latest

act to 67 years. In these cases, copyright will last for a total

of 95 years from the end of the year in which copyright was

originally secured. Example: Copyright in a work first published in 1925 and renewed in 1953 will expire on December

31, 2020.

Works First Published or Copyrighted Between January

1, 1950, and December 31, 1963 · If a work was in its first

28-year term of copyright protection on January 1, 1978, it

must have been renewed in a timely fashion to have secured

the maximum term of copyright protection. If renewal registration was made during the 28th calendar year of its first

term, copyright would endure for 95 years from the end of

the year copyright was originally secured. If not renewed, the

Works First Published or Copyrighted Between January

1, 1964, and December 31, 1977 · If a work was in its first

28-year term of copyright protection on June 26, 1992,

renewal registration was optional. The term of copyright for

works published or copyrighted during this time period was

and the Sonny Bono Term Extension Act of 1998. There was

no need to make the renewal filing to extend the original

28-year copyright term to the full 95 years.

However, there were several advantages to making a

renewal registration during the 28th year of the original

term of copyright. If renewal registration was made during

the 28th year of the original term of copyright, the renewal

effective date of the renewal registration; the renewal certificate constitutes prima facie evidence as to the validity of the

facts stated in the certificate; and, the right to use the derivative work in the extended term may be affected. See Circular

15 for further information.

Unpublished, Unregistered Works · Before 1978, if a work

had been neither “published” in the legal sense nor registered

in the Copyright Office, it was subject to perpetual protection

under the common law. On January 1, 1978, all works of this

kind, subject to protection by copyright, were automatically

brought under the federal copyright statute. The duration of

before December 31, 2002.

Derivative Works

In examining a copy (or a record, disc, or tape) for copyright

information, it is important to determine whether that

particular version of the work is an original edition of the

work or a “new version.” New versions include musical

arrangements, adaptations, revised or newly edited editions,

translations, dramatizations, abridgments, compilations,

and works republished with new matter added. The law

provides that derivative works, published or unpublished,

are independently copyrightable and that the copyright in

such a work does not affect or extend the protection, if any,

in the underlying work. Under the 1909 law, courts have

also held that the notice of copyright on a derivative work

ordinarily need not include the dates or other information

pertaining to the earlier works incorporated in it. This

principle is specifically preserved in the present copyright

law. Thus, if the copy (or the record, disc, or tape)

constitutes a derivative version of the work, these points

should be kept in mind:

• The date in the copyright notice is not necessarily an indication of when copyright in all the material in the work

will expire. Some of the material may already be in the

public domain, and some parts of the work may expire

sooner than others.

• Even if some of the material in the derivativework isin

the public domain and free for use, this does not mean

that the “new” material added to it can be used without

permission from the owner of copyright in the derivative

work. It may be necessary to compare editions to determine what is free to use and what is not.

• Ownership ofrightsin the material included in a derivative work and in the preexisting work upon which it may

be based may differ, and permission obtained from the

owners of certain parts of the work may not authorize the

use of other parts.

The Name in the Copyright Notice

Under the copyright statute in effect before 1978, the

notice was required to include “the name of the copyright

proprietor.” The present act requires that the notice include

“the name of the owner of copyright in the work, or an

abbreviation by which the name can be recognized, or a

generally known alternative designation of the owner.” The

name in the notice (sometimes in combination with the

other statements on the copy, records, disc, tape, container,

or label) often gives persons wishing to use the work the

information needed to identify the owner from whom

licenses or permission can be sought. In other cases, the

e provides a starting point for a search in the Copyright

Office records or catalogs, as explained at the beginning of

this circular.

In the case of works published before 1978, copyright

registration is made in the name of the individual person

or the entity identified as the copyright owner in the notice.

For works published on or after January 1, 1978, registration

is made in the name of the person or entity owning all the

rights on the date the registration is made. This may or may

not be the name appearing in the notice. In addition to its

records of copyright registration, the Copyright Office maintains extensive records of assignments, exclusive licenses, and

other documents dealing with copyright ownership.

Ad Interim

Ad interim copyright was a special short-term copyright

that applied to certain books and periodicals in the English

language that were first manufactured and published outside

the United States. It was a partial exception to the manufacturing requirements of the previous U.S. copyright law. Its

purpose was to secure temporary U.S. protection for a work,

pending the manufacture of an edition in the United States.

The ad interim requirements changed several times over

the years and were subject to a number of exceptions and

qualifications.

The manufacturing provisions of the copyright act expired

The transitional and supplementary provisions of the act

provide that for any work in which ad interim copyright was

subsisting or capable of being secured on December 31, 1977,

with the other works in which copyright was subsisting on

the effective date of the new act. Consequently, if the work

was first published on or after July 1, 1977, and was eligible

for ad interim copyright protection, the provisions of the

present copyright act will be applicable to the protection of

these works. Anyone investigating the copyright status of an

English-language book or periodical first published outside

the United States before July 1, 1977, should check carefully

to determine:

• whetherthe manufacturing requirementswere applicable

to the work, and

• if so,whetherthe ad interim requirementswere met

For Further Information

By Internet

Circulars, announcements, regulations, other related materials, and all copyright application forms are available from

the Copyright Office website at www.copyright.gov. To send

an email communication, click on Contact Us at the bottom

of the homepage.

By Telephone

For general information about copyright, call the Copyright

Public Information Office at(202) 707-3000 or1-877-476-

0778 (toll free). Staff members are on duty from 8:30 am to

5:00 pm, eastern time, Monday through Friday, except federal

holidays.Recorded information is available 24 hours a day.

Or, if you know which application forms and circulars you

want,requestthem 24 hours a day from the Forms and

Publications Hotline at (202) 707-9100. Leave a recorded

message.

By Regular Mail

Write to:

Library of Congress

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