{"id":33959,"date":"2008-03-26T16:35:41","date_gmt":"2008-03-26T21:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/uncategorized\/copyright-registration-procedures.html"},"modified":"2008-03-26T16:35:41","modified_gmt":"2008-03-26T21:35:41","slug":"copyright-registration-procedures","status":"publish","type":"corporate","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/intellectual-property\/copyright-registration-procedures.html","title":{"rendered":"Copyright Registration Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline\">\n    <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-content\">\n                    <p><em>This article was edited and reviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team.html\" rel=\"noopener\">FindLaw Attorney Writers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n                | Last reviewed\n        <time>\n                            May 09, 2026\n                    <\/time>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <details class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle fl-gutenberg-byline-legally-reviewed\">\n        <summary>\n            <i class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            Legally Reviewed\n        <\/summary>\n\n        <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle-content\">\n            <p><em>This article has been written and reviewed for legal accuracy, clarity, and style by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team.html\" rel=\"noopener\">FindLaw\u2019s team of legal writers and attorneys<\/a> and in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/company-history\/editorial-policy.html\" rel=\"noopener\">our editorial standards<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle fl-gutenberg-byline-fast-checked\">\n        <summary>\n            <i class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            Fact-Checked\n        <\/summary>\n\n        <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle-content\">\n            <p><em>The last updated date refers to the last time this article was reviewed by FindLaw or one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team\/contributing-authors.html\" rel=\"noopener\">contributing authors<\/a>. 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For information regarding a specific legal issue affecting you, please <a href=\"https:\/\/lawyers.findlaw.com\/?fli=bylinelink\" rel=\"noopener\">contact an attorney in your area<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rxbodyfield\" xmlns:o=\"urn:www.microsoft.com\/office\" xmlns:st1=\"urn:www.microsoft.com\/smarttags\" xmlns:w=\"urn:www.microsoft.com\/word\" xmlns:x=\"urn:www.microsoft.com\/excel\"><p align=\"center\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"><br\/> Copyright Registration Procedures<\/font><\/p><p align=\"left\"\/><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" width=\"66%\"><tr><td bgcolor=\"#D1D1D1\" checked=\"false\" width=\"115%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><strong>Written Works Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Prose, etc<\/strong>.<\/font><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" checked=\"false\" width=\"1%\"\/><\/tr><tr><td align=\"left\" checked=\"false\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\"><ul><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">FL109<\/a> Registration of Books, Manuscripts, and Speeches<\/font><\/li><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">FL106<\/a> Registration of Poetry<\/font><\/li><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Circular 62<\/a> Registration of Serials Periodicals, Newspapers, Annuals, etc.<\/font><\/li><\/ul><p\/><\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"#D1D1D1\" checked=\"false\" width=\"99%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><strong>Performing Arts Lyrics, Music, Plays, Videos, etc.<\/strong><\/font><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" checked=\"false\" width=\"1%\"\/><\/tr><tr><td align=\"left\" checked=\"false\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\"><ul><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">FL 119 Dramatic Works: Scripts, Pantomimes &amp; Choreography<\/font><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Circular 45<\/font><\/a> <font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Motion Pictures including Video Tapes<\/font><\/li><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">FL 105<\/a> Registration of Music<\/font><\/li><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Circular 50<\/a> Musical Compositions<\/font><\/li><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Circular 56a<\/a> Musical Compositions and Sound Recordings<\/font><\/li><\/ul><p\/><\/td><\/tr><tr><td bgcolor=\"#D1D1D1\" checked=\"false\" width=\"79%\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Visual Arts, Drawings, Photographs, Sculpture, etc.<\/font><\/strong><\/td><td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" checked=\"false\" width=\"21%\"\/><\/tr><tr><td align=\"left\" checked=\"false\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\"><ul><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">FL 115<\/a> Registration of Visual Arts<\/font><\/li><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a 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Copyright<\/font><\/li><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Circular 38a<\/a> International Copyright Relations of the United States<\/font><\/li><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Circular 38b<\/a> Highlights of Copyright Amendments Contained in the URAA<\/font><\/li><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">FL101<\/a> Pseudonyms<\/font><\/li><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">FL 102<\/a> Fair Use<\/font><\/li><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Circular 21<\/a> Reproduction of Copyrighted Works By Educators and Librarians<\/font><\/li><li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/\">Circular 1b<\/a> Limitations on Information Furnished by the Copyright Office<\/font><\/li><\/ul><p\/><\/td><\/tr><tr><th align=\"left\" 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