Please be aware that when you register your claim to a copyright in a work with the U.S. Copyright Office, you are making a public record. All the information you provide on your …

This is your starting point for all things related to the registration of copyrights. Choose a category below to find out more about the different works typically registered with the U.S. Copyright …

Brief answers to questions concerning appropriate forms to use when registering a work for copyright.

Order forms and other publications from the address in space 9 or call the Forms and Publications Hotline at (202) 707-9100. Access and download circulars, certain forms, and other …

Using 2-D barcode scanning technology, the Office can process these forms much faster and more efficiently than paper forms completed manually. Simply complete Form CO on your …

U.S. Copyright Office is an office of public record for copyright registration and deposit of copyright material.

To submit claims, request certified copies of certificates or copyright deposits, or request searches, visit our Public Information Office by making an appointment here.

If you submit 2 or more works on the “Standard Application” the Copyright Office may register only 1 of your works and remove the remaining works from the claim.

Works of Artistic Craftsmanship and Designs: You may register “works of artistic craftsmanship” on Form VA, but the statute makes clear that protection extends to “their form” and not to “their …

Form SR should be used when the copyright claim is limited to the sound recording itself, and it may also be used where the same copyright claimant is seeking simultaneous registration of …