COPYRIGHT
COPYRIGHT REGULATIONS, 1999
3. Statement of interest in works.
PART VII CABLE SYSTEM
32. Fees.
Form A — Statement of Interest in the Copyright in an Anonymous Work Form B — Statement of Interest in relation to the Author of a Copyright Work Form C — Application to Register Non-dramatic Literary Works Form D — Application to Register Works of the Performing Arts Form E — Application to Register Works of Visual Arts Form F — Application to Register Sound Recordings Form G — Application to Register Serial Works Form H — Application for Supplementary Registration Form I — Notice to Comptroller of Customs relating to Copyright in any Published Literary, Dramatic, Choreographic, Artistic or Musical Work Form J — Notice to Comptroller of Customs relating to the Importation of Copyright Works Form K — Form of Declaration and Undertaking
SECOND SCHEDULE
Fees.
(SECTION 131)
[Commencement 5th January, 2000]
1. These Regulations may be cited as the CopyrightRegulations, 1999.
2. (1) In these Regulations —
“Act” means the Copyright Act, 1998;
“author” includes an employer or other person for whom a work is made for hire;
“basic registration” means a copyright registration made under sections 33 and 34 of the Act;
“Comptroller” means the Comptroller of Customs appointed under section 3 of the Ch. 293. Customs Management Act;
“masthead” means a body of information appearingin approximately the same location in most issues of a newspaper, magazine, journal, review or other periodical or serial, typicallycontaining the title of the periodical or serial, information about the staff, periodicity of issues, operation and subscription and editorialpolicies, of the publication;
“premises” means —
“serial work” means a work issued or intended to be issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designations and intended to be continued indefinitely;
S.I. 1/2000
Citation.
Interpretation. Ch. 323.
Ch. 293.
“single-leaf work” means a work published in copies consisting of a single leaf, including copies on which the work is printed or otherwise reproduced on either one side or on both sides of the leaf and also folders which, without cutting ortearing the copies, can be opened out to form a single leaf; and a work need not consist oftextual matter in order to be considered a single-leaf work;
“small cable system” means a cable system that diffuses signals with or without a fee to not morethan one thousand premises in the same community;
“supplementary registration” means a registration made upon application under subsection (5) of section 33 of the Act;
“title page” means a page or two consecutive pages facing each other, appearing at or near the front of the copies of a work published in book formon which the complete title of the work isprominently stated and on which the name of the author, the name of the publisher, the place of publication or some combination of them, are given;
“Tribunal” means the Copyright Royalty Tribunal established by section 86 of the Act.
3. (1) Any person having an interest in the copyright in an anonymous work who intends to record a statement pursuant to subsection (4) of section 10 of the Act, shall do so in Form A of the First Schedule.
(2) Any person having an interest in the copyright in any work who intends to record a statement of the date of death of the author of the copyright work pursuant tosubsection (8) of section 10 of the Act or a statement thatthe author is still living on a particular date shall do so in Form B of the First Schedule.
4. (1) The acceptability of a notice depends upon itbeing permanently legible to an ordinary user of the work under normal conditions of use and affixed to the copies in such manner and position that, when affixed, it is not concealed from view upon reasonable examination.
(2) Where, in a particular case, a notice does not appear in one of the precise locations prescribed in this regulation but a person looking in one of those locations would be reasonably certain to find a notice in another somewhat different location, that notice will be acceptable under this regulation.
5. (1) In the case of works published in book form, a notice reproduced on the copies in any of the followinglocations is acceptable —
(a) on the title page;
Statement of interest in works.
Form A. First Schedule.
Form B. First Schedule.
Manner of affixation and positioning of notice.
Works published in book form.
Single-leaf works.
Contribution to collective works.
Works reproduced in machine- readable copies.
Motion pictures and other audiovisual works.
(2) As an alternative to placing the notice on one of the pages where a separate contribution itself appears, thecontribution is considered to bear its own notice if the notice appears clearly in juxtaposition with a separate listing of the contribution by title, or if the contribution is untitled, by a description reasonably identifying the contribution —
8. For works reproduced in machine-readable copies such as magnetic tapes or disks, punched cards orthe like, from which the work cannot ordinarily be visually perceived except with the aid of a machine or device, each of the following constitute examples of acceptable methodsof affixation and position of notice —
9. The following constitute examples of acceptable methods of affixation and positions of the copyright notice on motion pictures and other audiovisual works —
(a) on the housing or container, if it is apermanent receptacle for the work.
10. The following constitute examples of acceptable methods of affixation and positions of the copyright notice on various forms of pictorial, graphic, and sculpturalworks —
Pictorial, graphic and sculptural works.
Classification of 11. Pursuant to subsection (3) of section 33 of the
works.
Act, the classes of works on which copyright may beclaimed and examples of works which they include are as follows —
12. (1) An application for copyright registration may be submitted by any author or other copyright claimant ofa work, the owner of any exclusive right in a work, or the duly authorized agent of any such author, other claimant or owner.
Application for copyright registration.
Form C, D, E and F. First Schedule.
Application for supplementary registration.
Form H. First Schedule.
13. (1) Any author or other copyright claimant of a copyright work, or the owner of any exclusive right in the work, or the duly authorised agent of any such author,other claimant or owner, who wishes to correct or amplify the information given in the basic registration for the work may file an application for supplementary registration.
(2) An application for supplementary registration shall be made in Form H of the First Schedule, shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed by section 95 of the Act,and shall contain the following information —
the name or names of the author or authors of the work, and the copyright claimant in the work, as they appear in the basic registration;
in the case of a correction —
(iii) a statement of the correct information as it
should have appeared; in the case of an amplification —
(iii) if desired, an explanation of the amplifica
tion; the name and address —
registration shall be mailed; and a certification which shall consist of —
(iii) a statement that the person signing the application is the author, other copyrightclaimant or owner of exclusive rights in the work, or the authorized agent of such author, other claimant or owner, and that the statements made in the application are correct to the best of that person’s knowledge.
Certificate.
Notice.
Form I. First Schedule.
Form J. First Schedule.
Fee.
Change of ownership.
Evidence to support notice.
(3) Copies, phonorecords or supporting documentsshall not be made part of the record of a supplementary registration and shall not be submitted with the application.
14. (1) When a supplementary registration is completed, the Registrar shall assign it a new registration number in the appropriate class and issue a certificate of supplementary registration under that number.
(2) As provided in subsection (5) of section 33 ofthe Act, the information contained in a supplementary registration augments but does not supersede that contained in the earlier registration.
15. (1) The notice required by subsection (1) of section 56 of the Act shall be in Form I of the First Schedule and a separate notice on Form I shall be given in respect of each work.
(2) The notice required by subsection (3) of section56 of the Act shall be in Form J of the First Schedule and a separate notice on Form J shall be given in respect of each importation, whether of one or more works.
(2) On a change of ownership of copyright, whethernotified to the Comptroller or not, any notice alreadygiven shall be deemed to have been withdrawn as from theexpiry of twenty-eight days from the change of ownership.
18. (1) The owner of the copyright in any work orany agent of his who gives a notice shall either at the time ofgiving the notice or at the time when the work is imported or at both such times furnish to the Comptroller such evidence and information within such time and in such form as he may require and shall produce within such time as he may specify such books or other documents as hemay require.
(2) If such evidence and information is not furnished and if such books or other documents are not produced asrequired by the Comptroller, the notice shall be deemed to have been withdrawn as from such time as the Comptrollershall specify.
19. (1) The owner of the copyright in any work orany agent of his, who gives notice, shall give to the Comptroller security or further security, within such time and in such manner, whether by bond, deposit of a sum of money orotherwise as the Comptroller may require, against allactions, proceedings, claims and demands whatsoever which may be taken or made against, or costs and expenses which may be incurred by him, in consequence of the detention of any copy to which the notice relates.
(2) Any security or further security under paragraph
(1) shall be given at the time the notice is given or at such time as the Comptroller may require and if such security orfurther security is not given within the time or in the manner required by the Comptroller, the notice shall be deemed to have been withdrawn as from the expiry of the time so required.
20. (1) In every case —
the owner of the copyright in any work and any agent of his, who has given a notice shall jointly and severally keepthe Comptroller indemnified against all actions, proceedings, claims and demands whatsoever which may be taken or made against him and shall repay to the Comptroller all costs and expenses which may be incurred by him inconsequence of the detention of or anything done in relation to any copy of a work to which the notice relates.
Security.
Indemnity.
Classification of libraries and archives.
Ch. 46.
Ch. 49. Ch. 50.
Conditions.
Form K First Schedule.
(2) Any such costs, expenses, damages or other sumsreferred to in paragraph (1) may be recovered as a debt dueto the Crown.
21. (1) Subject to paragraph 2, each of the class of library or archive shall be a class prescribed for the purposes of sections 68, 69, 70 and 71 of the Act as follows —
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any library orarchive established or conducted for profit.
22. For the purposes of subsection (2) of section 67of the Act, no copy or phonorecord of any work or any partof a work shall be made for or supplied to any person unless that person has delivered to the librarian or archivist concerned or to some person appointed by the librarian or archivist for that purpose, a declaration and undertaking in writing in relation to that work or part, substantially inaccordance with Form K of the First Schedule.
23. These Regulations fix the aggregate royalties Application. payable pursuant to paragraph (d) of section 83 of the Act, the terms and conditions related to such royalties, andthe apportionment of such royalties among the organisations entitled to receive such royalties.
24. Subject to regulations 26, 27 and 28, the royalty Royalty for
television signals.
for any secondary transmissions of broadcast signals by a cable system shall be —
Number of premises | Monthly rate for each premise receiving one or more television signals | ||||
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up to 1500 | 14.0 cents | ||||
1501-2000 | 17.6 cents | ||||
2001-2500 | 21.2 cents | ||||
2501-3000 | 24.8 cents | ||||
3001-3500 | 28.4 cents | ||||
3501-4000 | 32.0 cents | ||||
4001-4500 | 35.6 cents | ||||
4501-5000 | 39.2 cents | ||||
5001-5500 | 42.8 cents | ||||
5501-6000 | 46.4 cents | ||||
6001-and over | 50.0 cents; | ||||
(c) based on the total number of premises served by the cable system on the last day of the particular month; and | |||||
(d) payable no laterfollowing month. | than the last day of | the | |||
25. Subject to regulations 26, 27 and 28, the royalty for any secondary transmission of radio signals by a cable system shall be — | Royalty for radio signals. | ||||
(a) payable yearly; |
Royalty for small cable system.
Determination of royalties.
Reduced royalties for certain types of premises.
Royalties to be initially payable to Tribunal.
Information to be provided to Tribunal by a diffusion service.
32. The fees to be charged, pursuant to subsection
(1) of section 95 of the Act, shall be those specified in theSecond Schedule.
Adjustments in royalties owed by a cable system.
Fees. Second Schedule
FIRST SCHEDULE
STATEMENT OF INTEREST IN THE COPYRIGHT IN AN ANONYMOUS WORK
This statement must be delivered to the Copyright Registry COPYRIGHT ACT, 1998
1. I, ............ (state full name) ................................................... of .............. (state full address) ............................................ hereby state, pursuant to subsection (4) of section 10 of the Copyright Act, 1998 that I am a person having an interest in the copyright in the anonymous work(s) described below: (Describe the work(s) below)
2. The author(s) of the work(s) is/are .....................................
3. My interest in the work(s) is/are .........................................
4. The nature of my interest in the work(s) is/are ...................
5. The source of the information is/are ...................................
6. The particular work affected is ........................................... Dated the ............................ day of .................... , 20...... (Signature).......................................
STATEMENT OF INTEREST IN RELATION TO THE AUTHOR OF A COPYRIGHT WORK
COPYRIGHT ACT, 1998
1. I, ................. (state full name) .............................................. of ................ (state full address) .......................................... hereby state, pursuant to subsection (8) of section 10 of the Copyright Act, 1998 that the author .......................... of the copyright work, (give description) died on the ....... day of, .......... 20 ............. or is still living as of the ............ day of ............, 20.......
2. I am the person filing the statement and the nature of myinterest is as follows ...........................................................
3. The source of the information recorded is from .................
APPLICATION TO REGISTER NON-DRAMATIC LITERARY WORKS: TX
COPYRIGHT ACT, 1998
COPYRIGHT REGISTRY COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS |
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Registration Number |
Effective Date of Registration ................................................................ Month Day Year |
1: TITLE ................................................................................ TITLE OF THE WORK .................................................. PREVIOUS OR ALTERNATIVE TITLES ................... PUBLICATION AS A CONTRIBUTION If this work was published as a contribution to a periodical, serial, or collection,give information about the collective work in which the contribution appeared. Title of Collective Work ......................
If published in a periodical or serial give: Volume Number Issue Date On Pages
2: AUTHOR(S) ...................................................................... DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH ..................................
A. NAME OF AUTHOR ................................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was the author’s contribution to the work: Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
B: NAME OF AUTHOR ................................................. DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH ................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was this author’s contribution to the work: Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
C: NAME OF AUTHOR ................................................. DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH .................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was this author’s contribution to the work: Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
3. CREATION AND PUBLICATION ..........................
Year in which creation of this work was completed: This information must be given in all cases. Date and country of first publication of this particular work:
Complete this information ONLY If this work has been published. Month .......... Day ......... Year ........ Country ..........
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4. 5.6. 7. | COPYRIGHT CLAIMANT(S) Name and address must be given even if the claimant is the same as the author given inspace 2. See instructions before completing this space. Name ................................................................................... Address ............................................................................... TRANSFER If the claimant(s) named in space 4 are different from the author(s) named in space 2, give a brief statement of how the claimant(s) obtained ownership of the copyright. PREVIOUS REGISTRATION Has registration for this work,or for an earlier version of this work, already been made in the Copyright Office? Yes No If your answer is “Yes,” why is another registration being sought? (Check next to appropriate answer) This is the first published edition of a work previouslyregistered in unpublished form. This is the first application submitted by this author as copyright claimant. This is a changed version of the work, as shown by space 6 on this application. If your answer is “Yes,” give: Previous Registration Number .................. Year of Registration ........................................................... DERIVATIVE WORK OR COMPILATION Complete both (a) and (b) for a derivative work; complete only (b) for acompilation. (a) Pre-existing Material. Identify any pre-existing work or works that this work is based on or incorporates. (b) Material Added to This Work. Give a brief, general statement of the material that has been added to this work and in which copyright is claimed. REPRODUCTION FOR USE OF BLIND OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS A signature on this form at space (a) and a check in one of the boxes here inspace 7, constitutes a non-exclusive grant of permission to the Department of Archives to reproduce and distribute solely for the blind and physically handicapped and under the conditions and limitations prescribed by the regulations of the Copyright Registry (1) copies of the work identified in space 1 of thisapplication in Braille (or similar tactile symbols); or (2)phonorecords embodying a fixation of a reading of that work; or (3) both. (a) Copies and Phonorecords (b) Copies Only (c) Phonorecords Only |
8. DEPOSIT ACCOUNT If the registration fee is to be chargedto a Deposit Account established in the Copyright Registry give name and number of Account.
Name ...................................................................................
Account Number .................................................................
9. CORRESPONDENCE Give name and address to which correspondence about this application should be sent.
Name ................................................................................... Address ...............................................................................
10. CERTIFICATION I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the author other copyright claimant
Check one owner of exclusive right(s)
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authorized agent of
...............................................
Name of author or other copyrightclaimant, or owner of exclusive right(s)
of the work identified in this application and that the statements made by me in this application are correct to the best of my knowledge.
Typed or printed name and date. If this is a published work, this date must be the same as or later than the date of publicationgiven in space 3.
Date .......................................... Handwritten signature (x) .......................................
FOR COPYRIGHT OFFICE USE ONLY
APPLICATION RECEIVED | EXAMINED BY |
ONE DEPOSIT RECEIVED | CHECKED BY |
TWO DEPOSITS RECEIVED | CORRESPONDENCE Yes |
REMITTANCE NUMBER AND DATE | DEPOSIT ACCOUNT FUNDS USED |
APPLICATION TO REGISTER WORKS OF THE PERFORMING ARTS: PA
COPYRIGHT ACT, 1998
COPYRIGHT REGISTRY COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS |
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Registration Number |
Effective Date of Registration ............................................................ Month Day Year |
1: TITLE ................................................................................ TITLE OF THE WORK .................................................. PREVIOUS OR ALTERNATIVE TITLES ................... PUBLICATION AS A CONTRIBUTION If this work was published as a contribution to a periodical, serial, or collection,give information about the collective work in which the contribution appeared. Title of Collective Work
If published in a periodical or serial give: Volume Number Issue Date On Pages
2: AUTHOR(S) ....................................................................... DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH ..................................
A. NAME OF AUTHOR .................................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was the author’s contribution to the work: ........................ Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
B: NAME OF AUTHOR ................................................. DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH ................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was this author’s contribution to the work: Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
C: NAME OF AUTHOR ................................................. DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH .................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was this author’s contribution to the work: Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
3. CREATION AND PUBLICATION ..........................
Year in which creation of this work was completed: This information must be given in all cases. Date and country of first publication of this particular work:
Complete this information ONLY If this work has been published. Month .......... Day ......... Year ........ Country ..........
4. COPYRIGHT CLAIMANT(S) Name and address must be given even if the claimant is the same as the author given inspace 2. See instructions before completing this space.
Name ................................................................................... Address ...............................................................................
TRANSFER If the claimant(s) named in space 4 are different from the author(s) named in space 2, give a brief statement of how the claimant(s) obtained ownership of the copyright.
5. PREVIOUS REGISTRATION Has registration for this work,or for an earlier version of this work, already been made in the Copyright Office? Yes No
If your answer is “Yes,” why is another registration being sought? (Check next to appropriate answer)
This is the first published edition of a work previouslyregistered in unpublished form.
This is the first application submitted by this author as copyright claimant.
This is a changed version of the work, as shown by space 6 on this application.
If your answer is “Yes,” give: Previous Registration Number .................. Year of Registration ...........................................................
6. DERIVATIVE WORK OR COMPILATION Complete both (a) and (b) for a derivative work; complete only (b) for acompilation.
7. REPRODUCTION FOR USE OF BLIND OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS A signature on this form at space (a) and a check in one of the boxes here inspace 7, constitutes a non-exclusive grant of permission to the Department of Archives to reproduce and distribute solely for the blind and physically handicapped and under the conditions and limitations prescribed by the regulations of the Copyright Registry (1) copies of the work identified in space 1 of thisapplication in Braille (or similar tactile symbols); or (2)phonorecords embodying a fixation of a reading of that work; or (3) both.
8. DEPOSIT ACCOUNT If the registration fee is to be chargedto a Deposit Account established in the Copyright Registry give name and number of Account.
Name ...................................................................................
Account Number .................................................................
9. CORRESPONDENCE Give name and address to which correspondence about this application should be sent.
Name ................................................................................... Address ...............................................................................
10. CERTIFICATION I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the author other copyright claimant
Check one owner of exclusive right(s)
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authorized agent of
...............................................
Name of author or other copyrightclaimant, or owner of exclusive right(s)
of the work identified in this application and that the statements made by me in this application are correct to the best of my knowledge.
Typed or printed name and date. If this is a published work, this date must be the same as or later than the date of publicationgiven in space 3.
Date .......................................... Handwritten signature (x) .......................................
FOR COPYRIGHT OFFICE USE ONLY
APPLICATION RECEIVED | EXAMINED BY |
ONE DEPOSIT RECEIVED | CHECKED BY |
TWO DEPOSITS RECEIVED | CORRESPONDENCE Yes |
REMITTANCE NUMBER AND DATE | DEPOSIT ACCOUNT FUNDS USED |
APPLICATION TO REGISTER WORKS OF VISUAL ARTS: VA
COPYRIGHT ACT, 1998
COPYRIGHT REGISTRY COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS |
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Registration Number |
Effective Date of Registration ............................................................ Month Day Year |
1: TITLE ................................................................................ TITLE OF THE WORK .................................................. PREVIOUS OR ALTERNATIVE TITLES ................... PUBLICATION AS A CONTRIBUTION If this work was published as a contribution to a periodical, serial, or collection,give information about the collective work in which the contribution appeared. Title of Collective Work
If published in a periodical or serial give: Volume Number Issue Date On Pages
2: AUTHOR(S) ....................................................................... DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH ..................................
A. NAME OF AUTHOR .................................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was the author’s contribution to the work: ........................ Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
B: NAME OF AUTHOR ................................................. DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH ................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was this author’s contribution to the work: Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
C: NAME OF AUTHOR ................................................. DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH .................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was this author’s contribution to the work: Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
3. CREATION AND PUBLICATION ..........................
Year in which creation of this work was completed: This information must be given in all cases. Date and country of first publication of this particular work:
Complete this information ONLY If this work has been published. Month .......... Day ......... Year ........ Country ..........
4. COPYRIGHT CLAIMANT(S) Name and address must be given even if the claimant is the same as the author given inspace 2. See instructions before completing this space.
Name ................................................................................... Address ...............................................................................
TRANSFER If the claimant(s) named in space 4 are different from the author(s) named in space 2, give a brief statement of how the claimant(s) obtained ownership of the copyright.
5. PREVIOUS REGISTRATION Has registration for this work,or for an earlier version of this work, already been made in the Copyright Office? Yes No
If your answer is “Yes,” why is another registration being sought? (Check next to appropriate answer)
This is the first published edition of a work previouslyregistered in unpublished form.
This is the first application submitted by this author as copyright claimant.
This is a changed version of the work, as shown by space 6 on this application.
If your answer is “Yes,” give: Previous Registration Number .................. Year of Registration ...........................................................
6. DERIVATIVE WORK OR COMPILATION Complete both (a) and (b) for a derivative work; complete only (b) for acompilation.
7. REPRODUCTION FOR USE OF BLIND OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS A signature on this form at space (a) and a check in one of the boxes here inspace 7, constitutes a non-exclusive grant of permission to the Department of Archives to reproduce and distribute solely for the blind and physically handicapped and under the conditions and limitations prescribed by the regulations of the Copyright Registry (1) copies of the work identified in space 1 of thisapplication in Braille (or similar tactile symbols); or (2)phonorecords embodying a fixation of a reading of that work; or (3) both.
8. DEPOSIT ACCOUNT If the registration fee is to be chargedto a Deposit Account established in the Copyright Registry give name and number of Account.
Name ...................................................................................
Account Number .................................................................
the author other copyright claimant
Check one owner of exclusive right(s) { authorized agent of
...............................................
Name of author or other copyrightclaimant, or owner of exclusive right(s)
of the work identified in this application and that the statements made by me in this application are correct to the best of my knowledge.
Typed or printed name and date. If this is a published work, this date must be the same as or later than the date of publicationgiven in space 3.
Date .......................................... Handwritten signature (x) .......................................
FOR COPYRIGHT OFFICE USE ONLY
APPLICATION RECEIVED | EXAMINED BY |
ONE DEPOSIT RECEIVED | CHECKED BY |
TWO DEPOSITS RECEIVED | CORRESPONDENCE Yes |
REMITTANCE NUMBER AND DATE | DEPOSIT ACCOUNT FUNDS USED |
APPLICATION TO REGISTER SOUND RECORDINGS: SR COPYRIGHT ACT, 1998
COPYRIGHT REGISTRY COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS |
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Registration Number SR SRU |
Effective Date of Registration ............................................................ Month Day Year |
1: TITLE ................................................................................ TITLE OF THE WORK .................................................. PREVIOUS OR ALTERNATIVE TITLES ................... PUBLICATION AS A CONTRIBUTION If this work was published as a contribution to a periodical, serial, or collection,give information about the collective work in which the contribution appeared. Title of Collective Work
If published in a periodical or serial give: Volume Number Issue Date On Pages
2: AUTHOR(S) ....................................................................... DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH ..................................
A. NAME OF AUTHOR .................................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was the author’s contribution to the work: ........................ Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
B: NAME OF AUTHOR ................................................. DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH ................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was this author’s contribution to the work: Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
C: NAME OF AUTHOR ................................................. DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH .................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was this author’s contribution to the work: Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
3. CREATION AND PUBLICATION ..........................
Year in which creation of this work was completed: This information must be given in all cases. Date and country of first publication of this particular work:
Complete this information ONLY If this work has been published. Month .......... Day ......... Year ........ Country ..........
4. COPYRIGHT CLAIMANT(S) Name and address must be given even if the claimant is the same as the author given inspace 2. See instructions before completing this space.
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TRANSFER If the claimant(s) named in space 4 are different from the author(s) named in space 2, give a brief statement of how the claimant(s) obtained ownership of the copyright.
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8. DEPOSIT ACCOUNT If the registration fee is to be chargedto a Deposit Account established in the Copyright Registry give name and number of Account.
Name ...................................................................................
Account Number .................................................................
the author other copyright claimant
Check one owner of exclusive right(s)
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of the work identified in this application and that the statements made by me in this application are correct to the best of my knowledge.
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APPLICATION TO REGISTER SERIAL WORKS: SE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1998
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1: TITLE ................................................................................ TITLE OF THE WORK .................................................. PREVIOUS OR ALTERNATIVE TITLES ................... PUBLICATION AS A CONTRIBUTION If this work was published as a contribution to a periodical, serial, or collection,give information about the collective work in which the contribution appeared. Title of Collective Work
If published in a periodical or serial give: Volume Number Issue Date On Pages
2: AUTHOR(S) ....................................................................... DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH ..................................
A. NAME OF AUTHOR .................................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was the author’s contribution to the work: ........................ Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
B: NAME OF AUTHOR ................................................. DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH ................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was this author’s contribution to the work: Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
C: NAME OF AUTHOR ................................................. DATES OF BIRTH AND DEATH .................................. Was this contribution to the work a “work made for hire”? Yes No Nationality of author ........................................................... Name of country ................................................................. Domicile of author .............................................................. Was this author’s contribution to the work: Anonymous? Yes No Pseudonymous? Yes No If the answer to either of these questions is “Yes,” see detailed
instructions. Briefly describe the nature of the material created by this author in which copyright is claimed.
3. CREATION AND PUBLICATION ..........................
Year in which creation of this work was completed: This information must be given in all cases. Date and country of first publication of this particular work:
Complete this information ONLY If this work has been published. Month .......... Day ......... Year ........ Country ..........
4. COPYRIGHT CLAIMANT(S) Name and address must be given even if the claimant is the same as the author given inspace 2. See instructions before completing this space.
Name ................................................................................... Address ...............................................................................
TRANSFER If the claimant(s) named in space 4 are different from the author(s) named in space 2, give a brief statement of how the claimant(s) obtained ownership of the copyright.
5. PREVIOUS REGISTRATION Has registration for this work,or for an earlier version of this work, already been made in the Copyright Office? Yes No
If your answer is “Yes,” why is another registration being sought? (Check next to appropriate answer)
This is the first published edition of a work previouslyregistered in unpublished form.
This is the first application submitted by this author as copyright claimant.
This is a changed version of the work, as shown by space 6 on this application.
If your answer is “Yes,” give: Previous Registration Number .................. Year of Registration ...........................................................
6. DERIVATIVE WORK OR COMPILATION Complete both (a) and (b) for a derivative work; complete only (b) for acompilation.
7. REPRODUCTION FOR USE OF BLIND OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS A signature on this form at space (a) and a check in one of the boxes here inspace 7, constitutes a non-exclusive grant of permission to the Department of Archives to reproduce and distribute solely for the blind and physically handicapped and under the conditions and limitations prescribed by the regulations of the Copyright Registry (1) copies of the work identified in space 1 of thisapplication in Braille (or similar tactile symbols); or (2)phonorecords embodying a fixation of a reading of that work; or (3) both.
8. DEPOSIT ACCOUNT If the registration fee is to be chargedto a Deposit Account established in the Copyright Registry give name and number of Account.
Name ...................................................................................
Account Number .................................................................
the author other copyright claimant
Check one owner of exclusive right(s)
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authorized agent of
...............................................
Name of author or other copyrightclaimant, or owner of exclusive right(s)
of the work identified in this application and that the statements made by me in this application are correct to the best of my knowledge.
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APPLICATION FOR SUPPLEMENTARY REGISTRATION COPYRIGHT ACT, 1998
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Effective Date of Registration ................................................................ Month Day Year |
A: BASIC INSTRUCTIONS Title of Work: Registration Number of Basic RegistrationYear of Basic
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Name(s) of Author(s):
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Name(s) of Copyright Claimant(s):
Location and Nature of Incorrect Information in Basic Registration:
Line Number ............ Line Heading or Description ..........
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.............................................................................................. Explanation of Correction: (Optional) ..............................................................................................
Location and Nature of Information in Basic Registration to be Amplified:
Line Number ............ Line Heading or Description ......... ...............................................................................................
............................................................................................. Explanation of Amplified Information: (Optional) ............................................................................................
D: CONTINUATION OF: (Check which) Part B Part C
Deposit Account: If the registration fee is to be charged to a Deposit Account established in the Copyright Registry givename and number of Account:
Name ........................... Account Number: .........................
F: CORRESPONDENCE: Give name and address to which correspondence should be sent: Name ................................... Apt. No..................................
Address ............................................................................... (Number and Street) (City) (P. O. Box)
Certification: I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the : (Check one) ...... author .....other copyright claimant ......owner of exclusive
right(s) ......authorized agent of: ..... of the work identified in this application and that the statements made by me in this application are correct to the best of my knowledge.
Handwritten signature: (X) ................................................. Typed or printed name: ....................................................... Date: ....................................................................................
NOTICE TO COMPTROLLER OF CUSTOMS RELATING TO COPYRIGHT IN ANY PUBLISHED LITERARY, DRAMATIC, CHOREOGRAPHIC, ARTISTIC OR MUSICAL WORK
COPYRIGHT ACT, 1998
To the Comptroller of Customs.
I .............................................................................................. of .................................................................................................... .................................................................................................... hereby give you notice that copyright in the original work specifiedin the schedule hereto now subsists under the Copyright Act, 1998 and that 1 ............... the owner of the copyright in the said work and that 2 ...................................................................................................... request(s) that copies of the said work printed out of The Bahamas shall be treated as prohibited goods, and shall not be imported intoThe Bahamas for a period up to and including 3 ...............................
Dated this ....................... day of ............................, 20.....
Signature 4 ........................................................
Title of work ............................................................................. Description of work, if not a book ............................................ Full name of author or authors 5 ................................................ Whether author or authors are alive. If not date of death 6 ....... ................................................................................................... Country and date of first publication 7 ...................................... Status of author at date of first publication 8 ............................. ....................................................................................................
DECLARATION
I .............................................. of ............................................... do solemnly and sincerely declare that the contents of thisnotice are true and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.
Declared by the above-named
at ................................................................................................ this .................................. day of ................................, 20......... before me ..................................................................................
Justice of the Peace or Notary Public
1 If notice is given by the owner insert “I am”, or if a company, the name of the
company and the word “is”, if given by an agent insert name of owner and the word “is”.2 “I”, or “he”, or if a company the name of the company. 3 The period shall not exceed five years and shall not extend beyond the period for
which the copyright is to subsist. 4 If an agent insert “Agent of owner”, or if a company insert the name of the company and status in the company of the signatory. 5 If the author is anonymous or pseudonymous, insert words to this effect and state
for what period the copyright exist.6 Delete if author anonymous or pseudonymous. 7 If copyright is claimed by virtue of section 7(2)(b) of the Act, it is enough to state
the country and date of first publication (see section 3(6) and (7) of the Act for the meaning of “first publication” for this purpose).
8 If copyright is claimed by virtue of section 7(2)(a) of the Act, state the grounds on which it is claimed that the author was a qualified person either (a) when the word was first published, or (b) if he died before the date of first publication, immediately before he died. (“Qualified person” is defined in section 2(1) of the Act.)
NOTICE RELATING TO A PARTICULAR IMPORTATION
COPYRIGHT ACT 1998
To Comptroller of Customs
I ............................................................................................ of .................................................................................... herebygive you notice that copyright in the original work(s) specifiedin the Schedule hereto now subsists under the Copyright Act, 1998and that 9 ................... the owner(s) of the copyright in the said works(s), and that the under-mentioned copies of the said work(s) made out of The Bahamas, that is to say ................ 10 ........................... are about to be imported into the port/airport 11 ................................. of 12 ........................................... on or about the .................... day of .................................... next in the 13 ...................................... from .............................. And I request that the said copies be treated as prohibited goods and dealt with accordingly.
Dated this ....................... day of ............................., 20 ......
Signature...............................................................................
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SCHEDULE
Title of work(s) ..........................................................................
Description of work(s), if not a book ........................................
Full name of author or authors 15 ...............................................
Whether author or authors are alive. If not, date of death 16 .....
9 If notice is given by the owner insert “I am”; if given by a company insert name of the company and the word :is”; if given by an agent insert name of owner and the word “is”.
10 Describe the copies, number of packages, marks used, and any other particulars
necessary for their identification. 11 Delete that which is inapplicable. 12 Insert name of port or airport. 13 Insert name or indication of ship or aircraft. 14 If an agent, insert “Agent of owner(s)”. If a company, insert the name of the
company and status in the company of the signatory. 15 If the author(s) is/are anonymous or pseudonymous, insert words to this effect and state for what period the copyright exists.16 Delete if author(s) anonymous or pseudonymous.
Country and date of first publication of work(s) 17 ...................
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Status of author or authors at date of first publication 18 ...........
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DECLARATION I, ................................................................................................. of ..................................................................... do solemnly and sincerely declare that the contents of this notice are true, and I makethis solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true. Declared by the above-named at ................................................................................................ this ................................. day of ................................., 20.........before me .................................................................................. Justice of the Peace or Notary Public.
FORM OF DECLARATION AND UNDERTAKING
COPYRIGHT ACT, 1998
To ..................................................................................... The Librarian/Archivist of ............... the .................................. Library/Archive
(Address) .........................................................................
1. I ............................................. of .................................. hereby request you to make and supply to me a copy of (particulars ofarticle or particulars of work which a part is required to be suppliedand particulars of that part), which I require for the purposes of research or private study.
17 If copyright is claimed by virtue of section 7(2)(b) of the Act, it is enough to state the country and date of first publication (see section 3(6) and (7) of the Act for the meaning of “first publication” for this purpose).
18 If the copyright is claimed by virtue of section 7(2)(a) of the Act, state the grounds on which it is claimed that the author was a qualified person either (a) when the work was first published, or (b) if he died before the date of first publication, immediately before he died. (“Qualified person” is defined in section 2(1) of the Act.)
Signature19 ......................................
Date...............................................
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