Copyright Office Forms from the U.S. Copyright Office

Copyright Forms from the U.S. Copyright Office

The Copyright Office application forms are available in the Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view and print the forms. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for free from Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Important Printing Instructions: The forms should be printed head to head (top of page 2 is directly behind the top of page 1) using BOTH SIDES of a single sheet of paper. NOTE: Short forms are one sided. Dot matrix printer copies of the forms are not acceptable. Inkjet printer copies of the forms require enlarging if you use the Shrink to Fit Page option. To achieve the best quality copies of the application forms, it is recommended that you use a Laser Printer.

The forms submitted to the Copyright Office must be clear, legible, and on a good grade of 8.5-inch by 11-inch white paper. The quality of the copyright application forms submitted for registration directly affects the quality of the copyright registration certificate you receive. The Copyright Office produces completed registration certificates through an optical scanning system that utilizes an image scanned from the original application submitted. As a result copyright applications submitted that are of poor print quality will negatively affect the print quality of the copyright registration certificate you receive. For these reasons, the utmost effort should be made to submit the best quality application form possible.

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NOTE: Filing fees are effective through June 30, 1999. After that date, call (202) 707-3000 for the latest fee information.

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Form TX - For published or unpublished non-dramatic literary works.
Form TX with instructions
Short Form TX - Simplified version of Form TX.
Form PA - For published or unpublished works of the performing arts.
Form PA with instructions
Short Form PA
Form SR - For published or unpublished sound recordings.
Form SR with instructions
Form VA - For published or unpublished works of the visual arts.
Form VA with instructions
Short Form VA
Form SE - For serials (newspapers, magazines, newsletters, annuals, journals, etc.)
Form SE with instructions
Short Form SE
Form SE/Group - For registration of a group of serials.
Form G/DN - For registration of a group of daily newspapers.
Form RE - For claims to renewal of copyright.
Form RE with instructions.
Form RE/CON - Continuation form to be used only in conjunction with RE application form.
Addendum to Form RE - For all works published between January 1, 1964, and December 31, 1977, that were Not Registered during their first 28-year term.
Form GATT - For restored works under the URAA.
Form GATT/GRP - GATT group registration form.
Form GATT/CON - Continuation form to be used only in conjunction with GATT application form.
Form MW with instructions - For registration of mask works which is fixed in a semiconductor chip product.
Form MW/CON - Continuation sheet to be used only in conjunction with MW application form.
Form CA - To correct an error or amplify the information given in a registration.
Form CON - Continuation sheet to be used only in conjunction with basic application Forms CA, PA, SE, SR, TX, and VA only.
Document Cover Sheet - For use when submitting a document for recordation in the U.S. Copyright Office.
Form GR/CP - An adjunct application to be used for a group of contributions to periodicals in addition to an application Form TX, PA, VA.

Format: Notice of Intent - Format for filing a Notice of Intent to Enforce a Copyright Restored under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). For further information see Restoration of Certain Berne and WTO Works.