The law of motion pictures (1918)

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748 APPENDIX (5) In the case of motion pictures other than photoplays, deposit a title and description, with not less than two prints taken from different sections of the complete motion picture. In each case the deposited article must be accompanied by a claim of copyright, an application for registration, and a money order for the amount of the statutory fee. 23. Any work which has been registered under section 11, if published, i. e., reproduced in copies for sale or distribution, must be deposited a second time (accompanied by an application for registration and the statutory fee) in the same manner as is required in the case of works published in the first place. PUBLISHED WORKS Deposit of Copies 24. Promptly after first publication of the work with the copyright notice inscribed, two complete copies of the best edition of the work then published must be sent to the Copyright Office, with a proper application for registration correctly filled out and a money order for the amount of the legal fee. The statute requires that the deposit of the copyright work shall be made “promptly,” which has been defined as “without unnecessary delay.” It is not essential, however, that the deposit be made on the very day of publication. 25. Published works are such as are printed or otherwise produced and “placed on sale, sold, or publicly distributed.” Works intended for sale or general dis