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Basic Forms for
Copyright Application
Don't
use the wrong form when applying for copyright registration.
For Original
Registration
Form PA:for published
and unpublished works of the performing arts (musical and dramatic
works, pantomimes and choreographic works, motion pictures and other
audiovisual works)
Form SE:for serials,
works issued or intended to be issued in successive parts bearing
numerical or chronological designations and intended to be continued
indefinitely (periodicals, newspapers, magazines, newsletters,
annuals, journals, etc.)
Form SR:for published
and unpublished sound recordings
Form TX: for published
and unpublished non-dramatic literary works
Form VA:for published
and unpublished works of the visual arts (pictorial, graphic, and
sculptural works, including architectural works)
Form G/DN:a specialized
form to register a complete month’s issues of a daily newspaper when
certain conditions are met
Short Form/SE and Form
SE/GROUP: specialized SE forms for use when certain requirements are
met
Short Forms TX, PA, and
VA:short versions of applications for original registration. For
further information about using the short forms, request publication
SL-7.
Form GATT and Form GATT/GRP:
specialized forms to register a claim in a work or group of related
works in which U.S. copyright was restored under the 1994 Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (URAA).
For further information,
request Circular 38b.
For Renewal Registration
Form RE:for claims to
renew copyright in works copyrighted under the law in effect through
December 31, 1977 (1909 Copyright Act)
For Corrections and
Amplifications
Form CA:for
supplementary registration to correct or amplify information given in
the Copyright Office record of an earlier registration
For a Group of
Contributions to Periodicals
For a Group of
Contributions to Periodicals Form GR/CP:an adjunct application to be
used for registration of a group of contributions to periodicals in
addition to an application Form TX, PA, or VA
How to Obtain
Application Forms
Library of Congress
Copyright Office
Publications Section,
LM-455 101
Independence Avenue,
S.E.
Washington, D.C.
20559-6000
Or you may obtain
application forms via the Internet. All copyright application forms
may be downloaded from the Internet and printed for use in registering
a claim to copyright. The forms may be accessed and downloaded by
connecting to the Copyright Office homepage on the World Wide Web. The
address is: http://www.loc.gov/copyright.
You must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader º installed on your computer to view and print the
forms. Adobe Acrobat Reader may be downloaded free from Adobe Systems
Incorporated through links from the same Internet site from which the
forms are available.
Print forms head to head
(top of page 2 is directly behind the top of page 1) on a single piece
of good quality, 8 1 /2-inch by 11-inch white paper. To achieve the
best quality copies of the application forms, use a laser printer.
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