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The "AF" entries in the provided passages indicate copyright registration information for various works. Several dates are present, including publication dates, copyright notice dates, and "in notice" dates. For example, "Tom Cat" has a copyright notice date of 30Jun77 [1, 4], while "Information retrieval system for DL/1" has a copyright date of 28Feb77, with a note "(in notice: 1975. 1976)" [2]. "Reasons why not to kill creatures and why to be vegetarian" has an April 8, 1976, copyright date, but "(in notice: 1958)" [3].
These different timestamps collectively inform the status and duration of copyright protection by showing when rights were claimed and when works were made available. For works originating internationally, such as those from the United Kingdom, France, or West Germany, these dates are crucial for establishing copyright. The passages do not explicitly detail how these different timestamps collectively inform the duration of copyright protection, nor do they specify what happens if these dates conflict.
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lison Sage, illustrator: Susi Bohdal. Onited Kingdom. 1 v. O on illus.; Susi Bohdal; 30Jun77: AF«6182. AF46183. Tom Cat. By Susi Bohdal, adapted by Alison Sage, translator: Ernest Benn, Ltd. Onited Kingdom. 1 v. O on translation; Ernest Benn, Ltd.; 30Jun77; AFU6183. AFoeieu. Teite deutscher Lieder, ein Handbuch. Hrsq. 6 eingeleitet von Dietrich Fischer-Diestau. 3. Aufl. lest Germany. 174 p. O on prev. unpub. aaterial; Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, G.B.B.H. and Co. K.G. ; 190ct68; AFI46181t. (Beprint copy, Oct. 1975, deposited) AFlt6 185. The Horseaasters notebook. By Bary Bose, foreword by…
nformation retrieval system for DL/1. FE-no. 099002. France. Printout. Appl. au: IBM Germany. NM: additions £ revisions. 9 IBM Corporation; 28Peb77 (in notice: 1975. 1976) ; AF46072. AF46073. African traditional religion. By E. Geoffrey Parrinder. 2nd rev. ed. Great Britain. 156 p- Prev. pab. 1954. 9 Geoffrey Parrinder; 25May62; AF46073- (1968 reprint, deposited) AF46074. The Gothic revival; an essay in the history of taste. By Kenneth Clark. 3rd ed- Great Britain- 236 p- Prev- pub- 1928 £ 1950- 9 Kenneth Clark; 10ct62; AF46074- (1973 reprint, deposited) AF46075. Neo-colonialism in west…
abroad 197H. e on illus. ; Gunnar Edwards; 2»Feb77: AF46355. AFI(6356. Rodney Peppers Puzzle book. Onited Kingdon. 1 v. 6 Rodney Peppe; 26May77: AF16356. AF116357. Reasons why not to kill creatures and why to be vegetarian. Ed. 1 1/e- Australia. 9 p. Appl. au: Ernest Harold Meermann. & Ernest Harold Meermann; 8Apr76 (in notice: 1958); Ar't6357. AF'l635e. Canadian mines handbook, 1977-1978; an annual publication, compiled by the editorial staff of The Northern Biner, Canada's national mining newspaper, editor: Alexandra Horobec. Canada. i*12 p. Northern Miner Press, Ltd. ; 28JU177; AF46358.…
6; AF46175. AFIt6176. Aaerican overseas quide, 1977/78. Editor: Emin B. Tiebe. 22nd annual ed. Best Geraany. 672 p. Add. ti: Aaerican overseas business and travel quide, 1977/78. Er»in H. Tiebe; 15Jun77; AFlt6176. AFlt6177. The 19C0S lady. By Kate Caffrey (Kate Caffrey Toller) Enqiand. 176 p. Appl. states all nea except prev. pub. aaterial of Daisy Ashford, Kenneth Grahaae, H. G. lells, George Bernard Sha» £ others S prev. pub. illus. Kate Caffrey Toller; 1JU176; AF't6177. AF116 178. Haiting for Thursday. By Haailton Jobson. Great Britain. 196 p. Haailton Jobson; 1itBar77; AF116178. AFlt6179.…
press, Ltd., Publishers, employer for hire. Originally pub. as Kathedralen. © on translation; Thomas Y. Crowell company. Inc.; 200ct76; AF47074. AF47075. Description de I'application et guide de l*utilisateur; programme special numero 5786-AHC. France. 17 p. (Programmes speciaux) © IBM France; 10oct77; AF47075. AF47076. BAP Prozeduren-/und Programm-Handbuch Geraetemietenabrechnung fuer Bauwir- tschaft. Hest Germany. 200 p. © IBM Deutschland, G.M.B.H.; 15Mar77; AFa7076. AF47077. Crime in England, 1550-1800. Edited by J. S. Cockburn. England. 364 p. 6 J. S. Cockburn; 25Aug77; AF47077. AF47078.…
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