Re: Copyright Infringement Happening at Conference Group - Help!

From: Cumbow, Robert-SEA <CUMBR[_at_]PerkinsCoie.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 08:48:00 -0700

Brigid S. Delaney <wiredheart[_at_]hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm having trouble understanding why an application for copyright would
> be rejected. After all, when you submit work to the copyright office
> (say Form TX for nondramatic literary work) isn't the assumption made
> that you are indeed the creator of said work?
>
> Under what circumstances would a copyright application be rejected?

It most commonly happens when the application claims copyright ownership in subject matter that the Copyright Office finds to be unprotectable.

Bob Cumbow
<cumbr[_at_]perkinscoie.com> Received on Mon Jul 20 1998 - 15:47:17 GMT

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