If just one of these elements is omitted, the work is deemed to be published without notice and is not eligible for copyright protection.

'The name of the copyright owner, or an abbreviation by which the name can be recognized, or a generally known alternative designation of the owner.'.

'The year of first publication for the work' and.

'The symbol © or the word 'Copyright' or the abbreviation 'Copr.' or an acceptable variant such as '(c)'.

Keep in mind that the pre-1989 requirements for copyright notice were highly formalistic and, other than a few enumerated exceptions, required these three elements: The lack of a copyright notice can be verified by inspecting the full-jacket scan at Heritage Auctions Lot #45117. Likewise, a notice appearing in a book is not an acceptable notice for the dust jacket or any material appearing on that dust jacket, even if the book refers to the jacket or material appearing on the jacket.' 'A notice of copyright on the dust jacket of a book is not an acceptable notice for the book, because the dust jacket is not permanently attached to the book. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own.

They hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. Keith: The other thing that happens is that when a woman. An unlikely pair, George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression, grasp for their American Dream. Copyright Office Practices: Chapter 2200, § 2207.1(C) at p. The first edition of the novel was published in January 1st 2009, and was written by Steve Harvey. However, the first-edition dust jacket did not carry a separate copyright notice. The hardcover book itself carried a copyright notice, so its contents remain copyrighted. Of Mice and Men was first published in 1937.

Second, the dust jacket was first published prior to 1978 without a valid copyright notice.First, the photo is a mechanical scan/photocopy of the original cover and does not qualify for independent copyright protection.

Of mice and men first edition