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Anderson Law
We Protect Imagination®
41923 2nd Street, Suite 201
Temecula, California, 92590
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1) The name or title of the work;
2) The complete name, title, address and telephone number of each of the Artists/Authors
and Contributors; as well as the Owner/Claimant for the work.
If the Copyright Owner is a person or entity other than the Author, Artists or Contributors
who created the work, you must indicate how the transfer of rights occurred (e.g., work for hire; specially commissioned work, or by written agreement).
(see #4 below)
3) DEPOSIT MATERIAL -
Published works - Two (2) copies of the "best edition" of the work. Please be sure that the copies are clear and legible (In most cases color is better - though black & white is sometimes sufficient). Please be sure that the text and graphics are complete and not
cut-off from the printable page area.
4) AUTHORSHIP - We will need either: (a) an indication that the artist/author has personally created all aspects of the drawings, graphics and text; or (b) an indication that all other artists photographers, writers,
designers templates, etc. who contributed to the material were specially licensed, commissioned (hired for the specific purpose of taking such act) and/or within the course and scope of a specific employment agreement; or
(c) an indication that any other artists, photographers, writers, designers (besides the copyright claimant) have signed an agreement that their respective contributions were performed as a "Work for Hire" and that they have agreed that any rights of authorship be made in the claimant's name; or (d) If there is any specific content in the materials that was not created,
commissioned or obtained by written license to use, we must discuss the appropriate way to handle this prior to filing any application.
5) The year that the work was completed;
6) The exact date that the materials were first shown in public, or otherwise
performed or published (by print, television, other media or the www); if ever; and
7) FEES! (see above)
