The Copyright Office changed some of its fees effective July 1, 2002. The basic registration filing fee of $30 did not change. The Office has prepared a study that provides an analysis of the costs it incurs in providing services, as well as other pertinent information, including the schedule of fees. Read the Analysis and Proposed Copyright Fee Schedule.

Basic Registrations

(Fee to accompany an application and deposit for registration of a claim to copyright)
  Old Fee New Fee
Form TX or Short Form TX $ 30 $ 30
Form VA or Short Form VA $ 30 $ 30
Form PA or Short Form PA $ 30 $ 30
Form SE or Short Form SE $ 30 $ 30
Form SR $ 30 $ 30
Form GATT $ 30 $ 30

Renewal Registrations

(For works published or registered before January 1, 1978)
  Old Fee New Fee
Form RE     (Stat.) $ 45 $ 60
Addendum to Form RE     (Stat.) $ 15 $ 30

Group Registrations

(Fee to register a group of related claims, where appropriate)
  Old Fee New Fee
Form SE/Group (serials) $ 10 /serial issue
$ 30 minimum
$ 15 /serial issue
$ 45 minimum
Form G/DN (daily newspapers and newsletters) $ 55 $ 55
Form GATT/GRP (restored works) $ 10 /claim
$ 30 minimum
$ 15 /claim
$ 45 minimum

Supplementary Registrations

(Fee to register a correction or amplification to a completed registration)

  Old Fee New Fee
Form CA     (Stat.) $ 65 $ 100

Miscellaneous Registrations
  Old Fee New Fee
Form D-VH (vessel hulls) $ 75 $ 140
Form MW (mask works) $ 75 $ 75

Special Services Related to Registration

(optional services)

Special handling for registration of qualified copyright claims:
(Fee to expedite processing of qualified claims)
  Old Fee New Fee
Special handling fee (per claim) $ 500 $ 580
Additional fee for each (nonspecial handling) claim using the same deposit $ 50 $ 50

Other Fees Associated with Registration
  Old Fee New Fee
Full-term retention of published copyright deposit $ 365 $ 425
Secure test processing $ 60 /hour $ 60 /hour
Appeal fees (for claims previously refused registration):
First appeal $ 200 $ 200
    Additional claim in related group (each) $ 20 $ 20
Second appeal $ 500 $ 500
    Additional claim in related group (each) $ 20 $ 20

Recordation of Documents Relating to Copyrighted Works

(Public record of an assignment of rights or other document)

  Old Fee New Fee
Recordation of a document containing no more than one title      (Stat.) $ 50 $ 80
    Additional titles (per group of 10 titles)     (Stat.) $ 15 $ 20
Recordation of NIE containing no more than one title $ 30 $ 30
    Additional titles (each) $ 1 $ 1
Special handling of recordation of documents $ 330 $ 330

Reference and Bibliographic Reports on Copyrighted Works

(Fee for searching copyright records and preparing an official report)

  Old Fee New Fee
Preparation of a report from official records     (Stat.) $ 65 /hour $ 75
Surcharge for Expedited Reference and Bibliographic Reports $ 125 /1st hour
$ 95 /each additional hour
$ 250 /hour

Preparing Copies of Copyright Office Records

(Fees for locating, retrieving, and reproducing Copyright Office records)

  Old Fee New Fee
Locating and/or retrieving Copyright Office records $ 65 /hour $ 80 /hour
Additional certificate of registration     (Stat.) $ 25 $ 30
Certifications of Copyright Office records     (Stat.) $ 65 /hour $ 80 /hour
Inspection of Copyright Office records $ 65 no fee
Copying fee variable fee depending on format & size
(minimum $15)

variable fee depending on format & size
(no minimum)

Locating and/or retrieving in-process materials $ 65 /hour $ 100 /hour

Surcharges for Expedited Certifications and Documents Services
  Old Fee New Fee
Locating and/or retrieving Copyright Office records $ 75 /hour $ 200 /hour for total time spent fulfilling any or all of these services
Additional certificate of registration $ 75 /hour
Certifications $ 75 /hour
Copy of assignment or other recorded document $ 75 /hour
Copy of any other Copyright Office record $ 95 /1st hour
$ 75 /ea. add'l hour

Miscellaneous Fees
  Old Fee New Fee
Receipt for deposit without registration (Section 407 deposit) (Stat.) $ 4 $ 10
Online Service Provider designation $ 20 $ 30
Notice to Libraries and Archives $ 50
$ 20 /ea. add'l title
$ 50
$ 20 /ea. add'l title
Recordation of Notice of Intention to Make and Distribute Phonorecords $ 12 $ 12
Service charge for deposit account overdraft $ 70 $ 100
Service charge for dishonored deposit account replenishment check $ 35 $ 35