The Copyright Registration Toolkit is a visual breakdown of copyright, including essential information about copyright law, how to prepare for copyright registration, what to expect.
The Copyright Office website, copyright.gov, is the definitive source of copyright information.
If you need additional assistance, the Public Information Office is available to help.
Copyright, a form of intellectual property law, protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer.
In 1998, Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which amended U.S.
copyright law to address important parts of the relationship between copyright and the internet.
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.
The Copyright Office is responsible for registering intellectual property claims under all three.
The United States copyright law is contained in chapters 1 through 8 and 10 through 12 of Title 17.
This is your starting point for finding copyright records held by the Copyright Office.
Here, you can search our online records, learn about our searching and retrieval services, and view.
Learn about what copyright does—and does not—cover in our Circulars.
These guides provide detailed, up-to-date information to explain copyright to the public.
The copyright law, the Compendium, electronic registration, application forms, regulations, and related materials are available on the Copyright Office website at www.copyright.gov.
