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Un-American nonsense

Document number:
V1813P304
Date of Recordation:
October 24, 1980
Entire Copyright Document:
V1813P304 (Single page document)
Date of Execution:
October 20, 1980
Registration Number Not Verified:
B101385 (1976)
Title:
Un-American nonsense / By Kurt Vonnegut. (In The New York times, Mar. 24, 1976) B101385 (1976)
Notes:
Assignment of copyright.
Names:
The New York Times Company. (130 documents)
example document: Swann & 4 other titles

Copyrights records by The New York Times Company.

Kurt Vonnegut

Copyrights records by Vonnegut, Kurt

Kurt Vonnegut.
New York Times Company (2349 documents)
example document: McCall's cooking school

Copyrights records by New York Times Company

The Idea killers

Document number:
V2090P223
Date of Recordation:
January 22, 1985
Entire Copyright Document:
V2090P223 (Single page document)
Date of Execution:
April 26, 1984
Registration Number Not Verified:
TX 1-258-876 (1983)
Title:
The Idea killers / By Kurt Vonnegut. (In Playboy magazine, Jan. 1984) TX 1-258-876 (1983)
Notes:
Copyright Assignment.
Names:
Inc. Playboy Enterprises (93 documents)
example document: Playboy funnies: Dirty Duck

Copyrights records by Playboy Enterprises, Inc.

Kurt Vonnegut (43 documents)
example document: Never come morning
Kurt Vonnegut.

Self-interview

Document number:
V1811P108
Date of Recordation:
September 29, 1980
Entire Copyright Document:
V1811P108 (Single page document)
Date of Execution:
September 22, 1980
Registration Number Not Verified:
B240135 (1977)
Title:
Self-interview / (In The Paris review, no. 69) B240135 (1977)
Notes:
Assignment of copyright.
Names:
The Paris Review. (37 documents)
example document: To Professor So-and-so & 2 other titles

Copyrights records by The Paris Review.

Kurt Vonnegut (43 documents)
example document: Modern fiction and art
Kurt Vonnegut.
Paris Review (33 documents)
example document: House poem

Copyrights records by Paris Review

Player piano

Document number:
V3491D340
Date of Recordation:
October 25, 2002
Entire Copyright Document:
V3491 D340 P1-8
Date of Execution:
December 31, 1969
Title:
Player piano; literary property / Written by Kurt Vonnegut.
Notes:
Quitclaim agreement.
Party 1 personal name:
Kurt Vonnegut
Names:
Kurt Vonnegut.
Kurt Vonnegut (43 documents)
example document: The lie
Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation, a division of Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation, as successor-in-interest to Pressman Williams Enterprises, Inc.
Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation

Copyrights records by Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation

Pressman Williams Enterprises, Inc. (1 documents)
example document: The genius and the gunfighter. By Pressman Williams Enterprises, Inc., employer for hire of David Odell & Paul Williams
Pressman Williams Enterprises, Inc. Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation

Cat's cradle

Document number:
V3504D945
Date of Recordation:
December 3, 2003
Entire Copyright Document:
V3504 D945 P1-2
Date of Execution:
December 31, 1969
Title:
Cat's cradle / By Kurt Vonnegut.
Notes:
Short form option.
Party 1 personal name:
Hillard Elkins & Kurt Vonnegut
Names:
Hillard Elkins & Kurt Vonnegut. Elkins Entertainment
Hillard Elkins (6 documents)
example document: Gonna build a mountain & 17 other titles

Copyrights records by Elkins, Hillard

Kurt Vonnegut (43 documents)
example document: Between time and Timbuktu
Initial Entertainment Group, Inc. (106 documents)
example document: Laws of attraction

Copyrights records by Initial Entertainment Group, Inc.

Elkins Entertainment

[Frozen shadows]

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu000238988 / 1980-10-03
Date of Creation:
1979
Title:
[Frozen shadows]
Credits:
Production: Steve Kloves, Vance Nichols, Vicky Phares & Sam Seligman.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: "new cinemagraphic material including some new soundtrack material; alterations and modifications in story."
Previous Registration:
Prev. pub. story, musical compositions & sound recordings.
Description:
film reel (5 min.) : sd., b&w ; super 8 mm.
Other Title:
Cat's cradle
Copyright Claimant:
Alexander Seligman
Notes:
Based on final chapter of Cat's cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.
An Alex Seligman film.
Deposit consists of 1 sound cassette (deposited in lieu of film) & description (4 p.)
Authorship on Application:
all other cinematographic material: Alexander Seligman, employer for hire.
Performer:
Presented by Asven Films.
Paula West & Tom Stoup.
Names:
Kurt Vonnegut (43 documents)
example document: Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House
Steve Kloves (7 documents)
example document: Wonder boys

Copyrights records by Kloves, Steve

Vance Nichols
Vicky Phares
Sam Seligman
Alexander Seligman 1959-
Alex Seligman (2 documents)
example document: Beyond the blue sun
Asven Films.

The Chemistry professor

Type of Work:
Dramatic work and accompanying music
Registration Number / Date:
PAu000069063 / 1978-11-15
Date of Creation:
1978
Title:
The Chemistry professor / by Kurt Vonnegut.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: dramatization.
Description:
1 v.
Other Title:
Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut
Notes:
Book & lyrics for musical play based loosely on the characters of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Names:
Kurt Vonnegut 1922-
Robert Louis Stevenson 1850-1894

[All the king's horses & other contributions] By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Registration Number / Date:
RE0000033669 / 1979-09-13
Title:
[All the king's horses & other contributions] By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Other Title:
The Euphio question.
The Foster portfolio.
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (A)
Appears in:
Issue 10Feb51. All the king's horses. Pub. 1951-02-02; B00000285792.
Issue 12May51. The Euphio question. Pub. 1951-05-04; B00000301862.
Issue 8Sep51. The Foster portfolio. Pub. 1951-08-31; B00000317438.
Issue 22Dec51. More stately mansions. Pub. 1951-12-14; B00000335293.
Names:
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. (66 documents)
example document: Long walk to forever

Copyrights records by Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.

Cat's cradle. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Array
RE0000534193 / 1991-07-05
A00000621214 / 1963-02-15
Title:
Cat's cradle. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Variant title:
Cat's cradle
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (A)
Names:
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. (66 documents)
example document: Epicac. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

D.P.; story. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Array
RE0000102507 / 1981-10-05
B00000427011 / 1953-07-29
Title:
D.P.; story. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Variant title:
D.P.
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (A)
Names:
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.

Souvenir; short story. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Array
RE0000081812 / 1980-12-29
B00000389578 / 1952-11-19
Title:
Souvenir; short story. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Variant title:
Souvenir
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (A)
Names:
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. (66 documents)
example document: Wampeters, foma & granfalloons (opinions)

No talent kid; short story. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Array
RE0000081813 / 1980-12-29
B00000384271 / 1952-10-22
Title:
No talent kid; short story. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Variant title:
No talent kid
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (A)
Names:
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. (66 documents)
example document: Welcome to the monkey house. Dramatization Christopher Sergel

[Any reasonable offer, and other contributions] By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Registration Number / Date:
RE0000081814 / 1980-12-29
Title:
[Any reasonable offer, and other contributions] By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Other Title:
The Package
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (A)
Appears in:
Issue 19Jan52. Any reasonable offer. Pub. 1952-01-11; B00000339211.
Issue 26Jul52. The Package. Pub. 1952-07-18; B00000370041.
Issue 25Oct52. Poor little rich town. Pub. 1952-10-17; B00000385395.
Names:
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. (66 documents)
example document: Cat's cradle

Lovers anonymous. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Array
RE0000551925 / 1991-11-12
B00000067210 / 1963-09-19
Title:
Lovers anonymous. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Variant title:
Lovers anonymous.
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (A)
Names:
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr., 1922-

Happy birthday, Wanda June; a play

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Array
RE0000803373 / 1999-01-21
A00000270176 / 1971-09-17
Title:
Happy birthday, Wanda June; a play.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: introd. & pictorial matter.
Variant title:
Happy birthday, Wanda June
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (A)
Names:
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. (66 documents)
example document: Breakfast of champions

Breakfast of champions

Type of Work:
Dramatic work and accompanying music
Registration Number / Date:
PAu001057616 / 1988-02-01
Date of Creation:
1988
Title:
Breakfast of champions / adapted by Robert G. Egan.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: "dramatization of novel."
Previous Registration:
Prev. reg. 28May73, A446507.
Description:
69 p.
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Notes:
A play.
From the novel by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Names:
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.
Robert G. Egan

The sirens of Titan

Document number:
V3540D522
Date of Recordation:
July 17, 2006
Entire Copyright Document:
V3540 D522 P1
Date of Execution:
December 31, 1969
Title:
The sirens of Titan : literary work / written & created by Kurt Vonnegut.
Notes:
Short form option. Exhibit "A" recorded at request of sender.
Party 1 personal name:
Kurt Vonnegut
Names:
Kurt Vonnegut.
Kurt Vonnegut (43 documents)
example document: The winner of the slow bicycle race
Legacy Entertainment, LLC.
Legacy Entertainment, LLC

Who am I this time?

Type of Work:
Dramatic work and accompanying music
Registration Number / Date:
PAu001131057 / 1988-07-21
Date of Creation:
1988
Title:
Who am I this time? : three stories / by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ; adapted by Aaron Posner.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: dramatization.
Previous Registration:
Short stories prev. reg. 1968, B940320 et al.
Description:
1 v.
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Notes:
A play.
Names:
Aaron Posner
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr., 1922-

Times change, and other contributions

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Registration Number / Date:
RE0000824997 / 1998-12-04
Title:
Times change, and other contributions.
Copyright Note:
C.O. correspondence.
Other Title:
The mysterious Madame Blatiatsky.
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (A)
Appears in:
Times change. Pub. 1970-01-08; (In Esquire, Feb. 1970) B00000566699.
Why they read Hesse. Pub. 1970-02-21; (In Horizon, spring 1970) B00000575092.
The mysterious Madame Blatiatsky. Pub. 1970-02-19; (In McCall's, Mar. 1970) B00000569840.
Biafra: a people betrayed. Pub. 1970-03-24; (In McCall's, April 1970) B00000577406.
Oversexed in Indianapolis. Pub. 1970-07-13; (In Life, July 17, 1970) B00000599819.
Up's better than down. Pub. 1970-07-30; (In Vogue, Aug. 1970) B00000608443.
Names:
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. (66 documents)
example document: Slaughterhouse five

Shilling shocker

Type of Work:
Dramatic work and accompanying music
Registration Number / Date:
PAu000063237 / 1978-11-15
Date of Creation:
1978
Title:
Shilling shocker : story line for a musical play / by Kurt Vonnegut.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: synopsis for dramatization.
Description:
3 p.
Other Title:
Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut
Notes:
Based on Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Names:
Robert Louis Stevenson 1850-1894
Kurt Vonnegut 1922-

Miss Temptation. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Array
RE0000196675 / 1984-02-01
B00000588676 / 1956-04-17
Title:
Miss Temptation. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Copyright Note:
C.O. correspondence.
Variant title:
Miss Temptation
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (A)
Names:
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. (66 documents)
example document: Who am I this time?

The Sirens of Titan

Type of Work:
Dramatic work and accompanying music
Registration Number / Date:
PAu000211745 / 1980-04-21
Date of Creation:
1976
Title:
The Sirens of Titan / by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ; adapted from the novel by The Organic Theater Company of Chicago under the direction of Stuart Gordon.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: adaptation into play form.
Copyright Note:
C.O. correspondence.
Description:
29 p.
Copyright Claimant:
Stuart Gordon, Roberta Custer, Richard Fire, Dennis Franz, Joe Mantegna, Josephine Paoletti, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Keith Szarabajka, Michael Saad & Ian Williams
Authorship on Application:
dramatization: Stuart Gordon, Roberta Custer, Richard Fire et al.
Names:
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon (3 documents)
example document: Bleacher Bums
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. (66 documents)
example document: God bless you, Mister Rosewater
Stuart Gordon (19 documents)
example document: Fortress

Copyrights records by Gordon, Stuart

Roberta Custer (3 documents)
example document: Bleacher bums
Richard Fire (18 documents)
example document: E/R: no. 0103, Save the last dance for me

Copyrights records by Fire, Richard

Dennis Franz (4 documents)
example document: Bleacher bums
Joe Mantegna (15 documents)
example document: Corduroy

Copyrights records by Mantegna, Joe

Josephine Paoletti
Keith Szarabajka (17 documents)
example document: Seize the night

Copyrights records by Szarabajka, Keith

Michael Saad (1 documents)
example document: Bleacher Bums
Ian Williams (2 documents)
example document: Worlds calling

Copyrights records by Williams, Ian

Carolyn Purdy Gordon (5 documents)
example document: Bleacher Bums
Organic Theater Company of Chicago

Sirens of Titan. Text: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Array
RE0000359286 / 1987-12-09
A00000415711 / 1959-10-15
Title:
Sirens of Titan. Text: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Variant title:
Sirens of Titan
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut (A)
Names:
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. (66 documents)
example document: Kurt Vonnegut's God bless you, Mister Rosewater

Mother night. By Kurt Vonnegut

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Array
RE0000434564 / 1989-08-07
A00000561981 / 1962-02-27 (in notice: 1961)
Title:
Mother night. By Kurt Vonnegut.
Variant title:
Mother night
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut (A)
Names:
Kurt Vonnegut (43 documents)
example document: Hocus pocus

[Contributions by Kurt Vonnegut]

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Registration Number / Date:
RE0000434566 / 1989-08-07
Title:
[Contributions by Kurt Vonnegut]
Other Title:
Saturday evening post, Dec. 12, 1961
Fantasy and science fiction, Oct. 1961
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut (A)
Appears in:
Who am I this time? Pub. 1961-12-12; (In Saturday evening post, Dec. 12, 1961) B00000940320.
Harrison Bergeron. Pub. 1961-08-11; (In Fantasy and science fiction, Oct. 1961) B00000919788.
Names:
Kurt Vonnegut

[Contributions by Kurt Vonnegut]

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Registration Number / Date:
RE0000482594 / 1990-05-23
Title:
[Contributions by Kurt Vonnegut]
Other Title:
The Lie.
Saturday evening post, Feb. 24, 1962
Ladies home journal, summer 1962
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut (A)
Appears in:
The Lie. Pub. 1962-02-20; (In Saturday evening post, Feb. 24, 1962) B00000953661.
Go back to your precious wife and son. Pub. 1962-07-03; (In Ladies home journal, summer 1962) B00000979091.
Names:
Kurt Vonnegut (43 documents)
example document: Pearls before swine

Manned missiles. Text: Kurt Vonnegut

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Array
RE0000312537 / 1986-12-15
B00000719991 / 1958-06-26
Title:
Manned missiles. Text: Kurt Vonnegut.
Variant title:
Manned missiles
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut (A)
Names:
Kurt Vonnegut (43 documents)
example document: The lie

Who am I this time?

Type of Work:
Dramatic work and accompanying music
Registration Number / Date:
PAu000027444 / 1978-02-21
Date of Creation:
1978
Title:
Who am I this time?
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: dramatization of short story by Kurt Vonnegut.
Description:
14 p.
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut
Notes:
Drama.
Authorship on Application:
anon.
Names:
Kurt Vonnegut (43 documents)
example document: Slapstick

Hal Irwin's magic lamp. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Array
RE0000261150 / 1985-09-30
B00000655055 / 1957-05-28
Title:
Hal Irwin's magic lamp. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Variant title:
Hal Irwin's magic lamp.
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (A)
Names:
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. (66 documents)
example document: Happy birthday, Wanda June

Welcome to the monkey house

Type of Work:
Non-dramatic literary work
Array
RE0000743633 / 1996-12-31
A00000050888 / 1968-08-19
Title:
Welcome to the monkey house.
Copyright Claimant:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (A)
Names:
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. (66 documents)
example document: Wampeters, foma & granfalloons (opinions)