Circulars and Factsheets

Foundations of Copyright

• Copyright Basics (1)
  
• Fundamentos de los Derechos de Autor (1)
  
• Make Sure Your Application Will be Acceptable (1c)
  
• Copyright Notice (3)
  
• Copyright Office Fees (4)
  
• How to Open and Maintain a Copyright Office Deposit Account (5)
  
• Renewal of Copyright (15)
  
• Duration of Copyright (15a)
  
• Extension of Copyright Terms (15t)
  

Office Practices and Procedures

• Best Edition of Published Copyrighted Works for the Collections of the Library of Congress (7b)
  
• Mandatory Deposit of Copies or Phonorecords for the Library of Congress (7d)
  
• How to Respond to a Mandatory Deposit Notice if You Elect to Register Your Work (M 295)
  
• Supplementary Copyright Registration (8)
  
• Special Handling (10)
  
• Have a Question About the Single Application? (SL 4S)
  
• Recordations of Transfers and Other Documents (12)
  
• Calculating Fees for Recording Documents in the Copyright Office (SL 4D)
  
• Cálculo de cargos por Archivo de Documentos y Avisos de Terminación de Contratos (SL 4DE)
  
• Cargos por Servicios Prestados en la Oficina del Derecho de Autor (SL 4E)
  
• Obtaining Access to and Copies of Copyright Records and Deposits (6)
  
• How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work (22)
  
• The Copyright Card Catalog and the Online Files of the Copyright Office (23)
  
• The Effects of Not Sending a Timely Reply to Copyright Office Correspondence (7c)
  
• Reconsideration of a Refusal to Register a Copyright, Mask Work, or Vessel Hull Claim (SL 4A)
  
• Limitations on the Information Furnished by the Copyright Office (1b)
  
• Privacy: Copyright Public Records (SL 37)
  
• Changing Your Address with the Copyright Office (SL 30A)
  

Copyright Concepts

• Work Made For Hire Under the 1976 Copyright Act (9)
  
• Copyright Registration for Derivative Works (14)
  
• Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians (21)
  
• Ideas, Methods, or Systems (31)
  
• Blank Forms and Other Works Not Protected by Copyright (32)
  
• Computing and Measuring Devices (33)
  
• Copyright Protection Not Available for Names, Titles, or Short Phrases (34)
  
• International Copyright Relations of the United States (38a)
  
• Copyright Restoration under the URAA (38b)
  
• Federal Statutory Protection for Mask Works (100)
  
• Pseudonyms (FL 101)
  
• Contribution to Collective Work (FL 104)
  
• How to Obtain Permission (M 10)
  

Visual Arts Works

• Copyright Registration for Pictorial, Graphic, and Sculptural Works (40)
  
• Deposit Requirements for Registration of Claims to Copyright in Visual Arts Material (40a)
  
• Copyright Claims in Architectural Works (41)
  
• Cartoons and Comic Strips (44)
  
• Electronic Registration of Groups of Published Photographs (SL 39)
  
• Useful Articles (FL 103)
  
• Copyright Registration of Photographs (FL 107)
  
• Copyright Registration of Games (FL 108)
  
• Group Registration Published Photos (FL 124)
  

Performing Arts Works

• Copyright Registration for Motion Pictures Including Video Recordings (45)
  
• Copyright Registration for Musical Compositions (50)
  
• Copyright Registration for Multimedia Works (55)
  
• Copyright Registration for Sound Recordings (56)
  
• Musical Compositions and Sound Recordings (56a)
  
• Dramatic Works: Choreography, Pantomimes, and Scripts (FL 119)
  

Literary Works

• Copyright Registration for Computer Programs (61)
  
• Copyright Registration for Single Serial Issues (62)
  
• Group Registration of Newspapers and Newsletters on Form G/DN (62a)
  
• Copyright Registration for Group of Serial Issues (62b)
  
• Copyright Registration for Secure Tests (64)
  
• Copyright Registration for Automated Databases (65)
  
• Copyright Registration for Online Works (66)
  
• Copyright Registration of Poetry (FL 106)
  
• Copyright Registration of Books, Manuscripts, and Speeches (FL 109)
  

Licensing

• Compulsory License for Making and Distributing Phonorecords (73)
  
• How to Make Statutory License Royalty EFT Payments via Wire (74a)
  
• How to Make Statutory License Royalty EFT Payments via ACH Credit (74b)
  
• How to Make Statutory License Royalty EFT Payments Using Pay.gov (74c)
• The Licensing Division of the Copyright Office (75)
  
• Copyright Office Licensing Division Service Fees (SL 4L)