Abdullah's song 'Somewhere' copyrighted with Marjorie Cameron MacLean

The song 'Somewhere, A Song of Trust in the Absolute' was published April 22, 1935, co-credited to Abdullah and Marjorie Cameron MacLean.

Adjudication: Row 0 directly quotes the original copyright card ('published on the 22nd day of APRIL 1935'), which is primary registration evidence, whereas row 1's April 25 date comes from a later secondary article describing the same registration (E pub. 48353). Since both cite the same copyright entry, the direct primary-source quote should be preferred and the secondary paraphrase treated as a transcription/reporting error.
Place: 30 West 72nd Street, New York City
Person: Abdullah
Ruling: accepted (all claims kept), Rudi 2026-07-23

Date (happened)
22 April 1935
unresolved
  1. 22 April 1935 stated · preferred
    Source Neville Goddards Teacher Abdullah Original Copyright Cards For Abdullahs Books ¶17passage 97993 transcribing the copyright card: 'The work was published on the 22nd day of APRIL 1935'
    Why Primary registration evidence as transcribed in the source document.
    Reasoning The copyright-card transcription directly states the publication date and separately records receipt of two copies on April 25, showing that the later date is not the publication event.
  2. 22 April 1935 stated
    Source Neville Goddards Teacher Abdullah Original Copyright Cards For Abdullahs Books ¶17"The work was published on the 22nd day of APRIL 1935"
  3. 25 April 1935 stated · doubtful
    Source The Music Of The Law How Abdullah Encoded Neville Goddards Teaching In Nine Lost Songs Of 1935"Somewhere...April 25, 1935...Collaborator: Marjorie Cameron MacLean"
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Abdullah
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