nly "authors" of a
new version are those who contributed copyrightable matter to it. Thus,
for renewal purposes, the person who wrote the original version upon
which the new work is based cannot be regarded as an "author" of the new
version, unless that person also contributed to the new matter.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS OR OTHER COMPOSITE WORKS
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SEPARATE RENEWAL FOR A SINGLE CONTRIBUTION

Separate renewal registration is possible for a work published as a
contribution to a periodical, serial, or other composite work whether or
not the contribution was copyrighted independently or as part of the
larger work in which it appeared. Except in the cases described in the
next paragraph, each contribution published in a separate issue requires
a separate renewal registration.

RENEWAL FOR A GROUP OF CONTRIBUTIONS

+ Requirements for Group Renewal: A renewal registration using a single
application and $45*, plus $15* for each addendum, (if required) fee
can be made for a group of periodical contributions if all the
following five statutory conditions are met:

1. All the works were written by the same author, who is or was an
individual (not an employee for hire);

2. All of the works were first published as contributions to periodicals
(including newspapers) and were copyrighted on their first publication;

3. The renewal claimant or claimants and the basis of the claim or claims
are the same for all the works;

4. The renewal application and fee are received not less than 27 years
after the 31st day of December of the calendar year in which all the
works were first published; and

5. The renewal application identifies each work separately, including the
periodical containing it and the date of first publication.

+ TIME LIMITS FOR GROUP RENEWALS: To be renewed as a group, all the
contributions must have been first published during the same calendar
year. For example, suppose six contributions by the same author were
published on April 1, 1971; July 1, 1971; November 1, 1971; February 1,
1972; July 1, 1972; and March 1, 1973. The three 1971 copyrights can be
combined and renewed on the same Form RE at any time during 1999; the
two 1972 copyrights can be renewed as a group during 2000; but the 1973
copyright must be renewed by itself in 2001.

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