Gain Opinion - 3 Types Of Memberships

All books by American authors and all books in the English language must have the application accompanied by an affidavit showing the following facts: that the printing and the binding of the work was performed within the limits of the United States, naming in each case the place where the work was done and the establishment doing it; Requirethat the completion of the printing of the ments work was on a stated day; and that the work was published on a given date. The affidavit should be under seal, and may be given before any officer authorized to administer oaths in the United States, and Persons who can affix his official seal to the instru- makean ment. It may be made by the person claim- affidavit, ing the copyright, his duly authorized agent or represent 2 A Ative residing in the United States, or the printer who printed the book. The person making the affidavit must state in what capacity he is acting. A foreign author applying for registration of a book in any language except English is not required to make any affidavit. An affidavit for a book in the English language printed abroad and registered for thirty days' copyright protection, need not be filed, until the extension to full copyright term is sought. The affidavit applies only to books. Punish- If any person in order to obtain registration of fafs?affida- a copyright, knowingly makes a false affidavit, vits - as to his having complied with the require ments of the law, he is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, is subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, and the forfeiture of all of his copyright rights and privileges....