For renewal registrations, the main entry includes the following items of information if available and applicable:
1) Title. 2) Length of film in reels. 3) Name of the author, which is usually the original producing company. 4) Copyright symbol ©. 5) Date of original copyright. 6) Original registration number. 7) Name of the renewal claimant followed by a statement usually abbreviated, giving the basis of the renewal claim as supplied by the applicant; e.g., “John Doe & Co. (PWH)” indicates that renewal of copyright is claimed by John Doe & Co. as proprietor of copyright in a work made for hire. 8) Date of receipt of the renewal application or fee, whichever is later. 9) Renewal registration number.
Registrations July-December 1972
| Class L-- | Domestic published motion-picture photoplays | 454 |
| Foreign published motion-picture photoplays | 10 | |
| Unpublished motion-picture photoplays | 7 | |
| Class M-- | Domestic published motion pictures other than photoplays | 478 |
| Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays | 44 | |
| Filmstrips registered in class A | 62 | |
| Filmstrips registered in class J | 356 | |
| Total | 1,411 | |
| Renewals: Classes L and M | 596 | |
These figures represent the number of registrations for motion pictures and filmstrips for July-December 1972, but do not necessarily represent the exact number of entries in this issue of the Catalog of Copyright Entries. Registration figures for other classes of material may be found in the respective parts.
Abbreviations and Symbols
The following list includes abbreviations and symbols used in this catalog with specific copyright or bibliographic meanings.
(A) author(s) a.a.d.o. accepted alternative designation of a.k.a. also known as acc. accompaniment Adm.c.t.a. Administrator(s) cum testamento annexo Adm.d.b.n.c.t.a. Administrator(s) de bonis non cum testamento annexo appl. application approx. approximate, approximately arr. arranged, arrangement, arranged by Aufl. Auflage augm. augmented Ausg. Ausgabe b&w black and white Bd. Band (German) bearb. bearbeitet © copyright symbol (C) child or children of the deceased author ca. circa chap. chapter(s) col. colored comp. compiler d.b.a. doing business as (E) executor(s) of the author ed. edition, editor enl. enlarged fr. frames ft. feet hrsg. herausgegeben illus. illustration(s) m music, music by min. minutes mm. millimeters (NK) next of kin of the deceased author NM new matter no. number(s) nouv. nouveau, nouvelle op. opus p. page(s) (PCB) proprietor of copyright in a work copyrighted by a corporate body otherwise than as assignee or licensee of the individual author (PCW) proprietor of copyright in a composite work (PPW) proprietor of copyright in a posthumous work (PWH) proprietor of copyright in a work made for hire prev. previous, previously print. printing priv. print. privately printed pseud. pseudonym pt. part, parts pty. proprietary pub. published, publishing R, (R) renewal registration reg. registered, registration rev. revised sd. sound sec. seconds ser. series si. silent suppl. supplement t. tome, tomo T., Th. Teil, Theil t.a. trading as t.p. title page tr. translator v., vol. volume, volumes w words, words by (W) widow of the author (Wr) widower of the author
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