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PLA IETER UPDATE EDITION UPDATE EDITION February17, 1978Volume4/No.4 February 17, 1978 Volume 4/ No. 4 Deadline nears De adline ne ars forjukebox jukebox certificates certificates for The deadline deadline for for affixing affixing those those The jukebox registration registration certificates certificates isis jukebox March 1.1. Certificates Certificates which which were were March issuedby bythe the Copyright CopyrightOffice Office on on or or issued before February February 19 19 must must be be affixed affixed before that date. date. Certificates Certificates issued issued after after bythat by that date must be affixed within ten that date must be affixed within ten days of of their their issuance issuance (operators (operators are are days thecertificates certificatesmust mustbe be remindedthat thatthe reminded clearlyvisible visibleposition position on on placedininaaclearly placed thejukeboxes) jukeboxes). . the spokesmanfor for the the Accordingtotoaaspokesman According Copyright Office , the most common Copyright Office, most common error in the filingthe procedure with error in the filing procedure isis with the method of payment . The Copythe method of payment. The Copyright Office will not accept cash , right Office will not accept cash, personal , or company checks. Royalpersonal, or company ty payments must bechecks. made Royalthe inin the be made must order, payments tyform of a money a cashier's form of a money order, a cashier's oraacertified certifiedcheck. check . check ,or check, An annual annual fee fee of of eight eight dollars dollars isis An assessed for each jukebox. For assessed for each jukebox. For equipment acquired after July 1, the equipment acquired after July 1, the willbe beassessed assessedfour four dollars dollars operatorwill operator per .Jihonograph . per.phonograph. prqperly-licensed jukebox jukebox isis IfIf aa properly-licensed soldduring duringthe the year, year ,the the new new owner owner sold is not required to. file a new is not required to: file a new application... applicationn Operatorsare arealso alsoreminded remindedthat thatifif Operators they can can provide provide the the serial serial numbers numbers they fortheir theirjukeboxes, jukeboxes ,they they do do not not have have for listthe themodel modelnumber, number ,model modelyear year totolist and name , the type of sound system and name, the type of sound system, , the record record capacity, capacity , and and the the charge charge the per play. play . per stillhave have not nottaken taken Forthose thosewho whostill For steps to register their phonographs, steps to register their phonographs, they are are reminded reminded that that failure failure to to do do they so could could result result inin aa multitude multitude of of so lawsuits on grounds of copyright lawsuits on grounds of copyright infringement for for each each individual individual infringement phonograph. selection on that selection on that phonograph. It's still still not not too too late late to to register, register , It's however, (the Copyright Office has however, (the Copyright Office has now realizes realizes many many operators operators said itit now said arestill stilllearning learningofofthe thelaw lawfor forthe thefirst first are time) . For For those those newcomers, newcomers, they they time). the following following adadshould apply apply toto the should dress: dress: Licensing Division Licensing DivisionOffice U.S. Copyright U.S. Copyright Office LibraryofofCongress Congress Library 20557 Washington D.C .20557 Washington, ,D.C. The telephone telephone number number isis 703/557703/ 557The 8730 . 8730. Stuart leaves Dynamo, Stu art lea ves Dy namo, remains in ind industry rem ains in ustry Robert W. W. Stuart, Stuart, who who has has been been Robert the national sales manager for the national sales manager for in Grand Dynamo Corporation Dynamo Corporation in Grand Prarie , Texas for three years , Prarie, Texas for three years, resigned last lastmonth. month . resigned The former foosball executive executivesaid said The former foosball he resigned "to embark on a new he resigned in "tothe embark on." a new opportunity industry opportunity industry." "From in mythethree years with "From my three years with Dynamo and ten previous years Dynamo and ten previous years experience inin the the industry," industry ," he he said, said , experience haveobserved observed aa number numberofofneeds needs "I"Ihave in the games business . in the games business. 'This new venture ," he added , "This new venture," he added, "will make make an an effort effort to to meet meet those those "will needs and and atat the the same same time time add add aa needs new dimension dimension to to the the industry." industry ." new he would would release release Stuart said said he Stuart in the near information of his plans information of his plans in the near future. future. Robert W. W .Stuart Stuart Robert