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Copyright Registration

In general, copyright registration is a legal formality intended to make a public record of the basic facts of a particular copyright. However, registration is not a condition of copyright protection. Even though registration is not a requirement for protection, the copyright law provides several inducements or advantages to encourage copyright owners to make registration.

Follow the links below to learn more about registering different types of works:


Literary Works Literary Works
Register your book, manuscript, online work, pamphlet, poetry, report, test, automated database, computer program, or other text.

Sound Recordings Sound Recordings
Register your recording of music, drama, or a lecture.

Visual Art Works Visual Art Works
Register your pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work, including 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional work of fine, graphic, and applied art. Also, register architectural work.

Serials and Periodicals Serials and Periodicals
Register your periodical, newspaper, magazine, or other similar work.

Performing Art Works Performing Art Works
Register your musical work, dramatic work, script, pantomime, choreography, motion picture, or other audiovisual work.


Mask Works Mask Works
Register your mask work. (This protection relates to integrated circuits on a semiconductor chip.)





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