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·        Full name and address of the person or entity claiming ownership of the work. The person who created the work may not be the same person who owns the work.

·        Full name, birthdate and citizenship or domicile of all authors.

·        Did an employee create the work?

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·        Title of the work, any previous or alternative titles of the work.

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·        If work is a compilation or derivative work, identify preexisting work on which it is based or incorporates, and, describe the additional material the copyright claim covers.

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