Copyrights and Copyright Registrations

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Everything you wanted to know about copyrights is only a click away. You will be able to locate copyright forms, receive instructions on how to file a copyright application, and even enjoy a primer on copyright law. Bookmark this site for your future reference.

Copyright Basics

Copyright Registration Process

Copyright Application Forms

Copyright Fees

Copyright Notice

Frequently Asked Questions

Federal Laws Dealing with Copyrights

For Further Information on Copyright

The Copyright Office provides retrievable information either in pdf form or text form that will answer almost any question you will have regarding copyrights. The subjects can be retrieved by simply following the links we provided. Direct links to help save you time regarding such questions as recording music, sound recordings, compostions, cartoons, etc are provided. Check it out!: If you get confused we are always here to assist. Check out our standard fee schedule.

1 - Make Sure Your Application Will Be Acceptable

2 - United States Copyright Office A Brief History and Overview

3 - Limitations on Information Furnished by the Copyright Office

4 - Library of Congress

5 - Publications on Copyright (Some pdf files like this one take awhile to load, the wait is worth it!)

6 - What Cannot Be Protected By Copyright

7 - Unpublished Works

8 - Access to and Copies of Copyright Records

9 - "Best Edition" of Published Copyrighted Works for the Collection of the Library of Congress

10 - Effects of not Replying within 120 Days to Copyright Office Correspondence

11 - Mandatory Deposit of Copies or Phonorecords

12 - Supplementary Copyright Registration

13 - Work-Made-For-Hire Under the 1976 Copyright Act

14 - Recordations of Transfers and Other Documents

15 - Copyright Registration for Derivative Works Version

16 - Renewal of Copyright

17 - Duration of Copyright

18 - Provisions of the Law Dealing with the Length of Copyright Protection

19 - Extension of Copyright Term

20 - Reproductions of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians

21 - How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work Version

22 - Copyright Card Catalog and the Online Files

23 - Ideas, Methods, or Systems

24 - Blanks Forms and Other Works Not Protected by Copyright

25 - Computing and Measuring Devices

26 - Names, Titles, Short Phrases not Copyrightable

27 - International Copyright Relations of the United States

28 - Highlights of Copyright Amendments Contained in the URAA

29 - Copyright Registration for Works of the Visual Arts

30 - Deposit Requirements in Visual Arts Material

41 - Copyright Claims in Architectural Works

44 - Cartoons and Comic Strips

45 - Motions Pictures including Video Recordings

50 - Musical Compositions

55 - Copyright Registration for Multimedia Works

56 - Copyright for Sound Recordings

56a - Copyright Registration of Musical Compositions

61 - Copyright Registration for Computer Programs

62- Copyright Registration for Serials on Form SE

62a - Group Registration of Newspapers and Newsletters on Form G/DN

64 - Copyright Registration for Secure Tests

65 - Copyright Registration for Automated Databases

66 - Copyright Registration for Online Works

73 - Compulsory License For Making and Distributing Phonorecords

74 - How To Make Compulsory License Royalty Payments Via Electronic Transfer of Funds

75 - The Licensing Division of the Copyright Office

100 - Federal Statutory Protection for Mask Works

Factsheets (SL's and Form Letters)

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51 - New Terms for Copyright Protection

52 - Satellite Network Television Factsheet

100 - International Copyright (FL100)

101- Pseudonyms (FL101)

102 - Fair Use (FL102)

103 -Useful Articles (FL103)

104- Music (FL105)

106 - Poetry (FL106)

107- Photographs(FL107)

108- Games (FL108)

109 - Books, Manuscripts, and Speeches(FL109)

115 - Visual Arts (FL115)

119- Dramatic Works: Scripts, Pantomimes & Choreography (FL119)

122 - Recipes (FL122)

If you would like to engage our services to help you register your work of original authorship, send us a brief description of your work. We will promptly reply by providing you with a fixed price quote for filing a copyright application on your behalf. All communciations with our office are held in the strictest confidence.

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