...terms under the bill expire on December 31, and since section 304(a) requires that renewal be made "within one year prior to the expiration of the original term of copyright," the period for renewal registration In all cases will rim from December 31 through December 31. A special...

...extension granted under this section: Provided, That application for such renewal and extension shall be made to the copyright office and duly registered therein within one year prior to the expiration of the existing term. SEC. 25. [Infringement.] That if any person shall infringe the copyright in any work...

...entitled to a renewal and extension of the copyright in such work for the further term of twenty-eight years when application for such renewal and extension...original term of copyright: And provided further, That in the case of any other copyrighted work, including a contribution by an individual author to a periodical...

...in such work for a further term of twenty-eight years when application Opinion of the Court. 351 US for such renewal and extension shall have been made...to the expiration of the original term of copyright . . . ." In this case, an author who secured original copyrights on numerous musical compositions died...

...entitled to a renewal and extension of the copyright in such work for a further term of twentyeight years when application for such renewal and extension...the expiration of the original term of copyright." 373 Opinion of the Court. An assignment by an author of his renewal rights made before the original...

...entitled to a renewal and extension of the copyright in such work for a further term of .twentyeight years when application for such renewal and extension...the expiration of the original term of copyright." 373 Opinion of the Court. X An assignment by an author of his renewal rights made before the original...

...entitled to a renewal and extension of the copyright in such work for a further term of twentyeight years when application for such renewal and extension...the expiration of the original term of copyright." HARLAN, J., dissenting. 362 US On its face, the section manifests no intention to deal with the problem...

...if still living," otherwise named persons in a stated order of precedency. It was expressly provided that "in default of the registration of such application for renewal and extension, the cop3Tight in any work shall determine at the expiration of 28 years from first publication" (§ 24)....

...years prior to the expiration of the original term of twenty-eight years. PRELIMINARY DRAFT cation for such renewal and extension shall have been made...Copyright Office and duly registered therein within five years prior to the expiration of the original term of copyright : And provided further, That in...

...entitled to a renewal and extension of the copyright in such work for a further term of twentyeight years, when application for such renewal and extension...the expiration of the original term of copyright. . . ." Section 24 of the same act provides as follows: "The copyright subsisting in any work at the...