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owner of the collective work is
not the same as the owner of an individual contribution that does not
bear its own notice, the contribution is considered to bear an erroneous

notice. (For the effects of a notice with the wrong name, see "Error in
Name" on page 5 of this circular.) Additionally, if an individual author
of contributions to a periodical wishes to make a single registration for
a group of contributions published within a 12-month period, each
contribution must carry its own notice. For information on this type of
registration, request Form GR/CP and Information Package 104.
A notice for the collective work will not serve as the notice for
advertisements inserted on behalf of persons other than the copyright
owner of the collective work. These advertisements should each bear a
separate notice in the name of the copyright owner of the
advertisement.
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INCORPORATING U.S. GOVERNMENT WORKS
Works by the U.S. Government are not eligible for copyright protection.
For works published on and after March 1, 1989, the previous notice
requirement for works consisting primarily of one or more U.S.
Government works has been eliminated. However, use of a notice on
such a work will defeat a claim of innocent infringement as previously
described *provided* the notice also includes a statement that identifies
either those portions of the work in which copyright is claimed or those
portions that constitute U.S. Government material. An example is: "(C
in a circle symbol) 1998 Ann Doe. Copyright claimed in
Chapters
7-10, exclusive of U.S. Government maps."
Copies of works published before March 1, 1989, that consist primarily
of one or more works of the U.S. Government should have a notice and
the identifying statement.
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OF NOTICE
The copyright notice should be placed on copies or phonorecords in

such a way that it gives reasonable notice of the claim of copyright.
The notice should be permanently legible to an ordinary user of the
work under normal conditions of use and should not be concealed from
view upon reasonable examination. The Copyright Office has issued
regulations, summarized below, concerning the position of the notice
and methods of affixation (37 C.F.R., Part 201). To read the complete
regulations, request Circular 96 Section 201.20, "Methods of Affixation
and Positions of the Copyright Notice on Various Types of Works," or
consult the Code of Federal Regulations in your local library.
The following locations and methods of affixation are examples of
appropriate position of notice. These examples are not exhaustive.
Works Published in Book Form + Title page + Page immediately
following the title page + Either side of the front or back cover + First
or last page of the main body of the work *Single-leaf Works* + Front
or back
Works Published as Periodicals or Other Serials + Any location
acceptable for books + As part of, or adjacent to, the masthead or on
the page containing the masthead + Adjacent to a prominent heading,
appearing at or near the front of the issue, containing the title of the
periodical and any combination of the volume and issue number and
date of the issue
Works Published as Separate Contributions to Collective Works
For a separate contribution reproduced on only one page: + Under the
title or elsewhere on the same page For a separate contribution
reproduced on more than one page: + Under a title appearing at or near
the beginning of the contribution + On the first page of the main body
of the contribution + Immediately following the end of the contribution
+ On any of the pages where the contribution appears if the
contribution consists of no more than 20 pages, the notice is reproduced
prominently, and the application of the notice to the particular
contribution is clear
Works Reproduced in Machine-Readable Copies + With or near the

title or at the end of the work, on visually perceptible printouts + At the
user's terminal at sign-on + On continuous display on the terminal l
Reproduced durably on a gummed or other label securely affixed to the
copies or to a container used as a permanent receptacle for the copies
Motion Pictures and Other Audiovisual Works
A notice embodied in the copies by a photomechanical or electronic
process so that it ordinarily would appear whenever the work is
performed in its entirety may be located: + With or near the title + With
the cast, credits, and similar information + At or immediately following
the beginning of the work + At or immediately preceding the end of the
work The notice on works lasting 60 seconds or less, such as untitled
motion pictures or other audiovisual works, may be located: + In all the
locations specified above for longer motion pictures; and + If the notice
is embodied electronically or photo-mechanically,