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U.S. Copyright Office Replaces Online Public Catalog with Copyright Public Records System
Issue No. 1071 - June 24, 2025
Today, the U.S. Copyright Office is pleased to announce that the Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) has replaced its Online Public Catalog. CPRS provides copyright registration and recordation data with advanced search capabilities, filters, and improved interfaces for public users and Office staff. CPRS is the second component of the Office’s Enterprise Copyright System (ECS) to be made publicly available.
Since the December 2020 release of the CPRS pilot, the Office, in partnership with the Office of the Chief Information Officer at the Library of Congress, has continuously improved CPRS’s search capabilities and interfaces in response to public feedback. CPRS includes both recordation and registration information from 1978 to the present and searchable metadata for over 3.8 million registration applications from 1898 to 1945. As the Office continues its modernization efforts, more records and metadata will be added to CPRS on a regular basis.
The Office encourages you to access CPRS at publicrecords.copyright.gov and provide feedback on your experience using the link at the bottom of that page.
To learn more about how to conduct copyright public records searches with CPRS, visit our Tutorials page. To receive notifications about future Copyright Office events, subscribe to our email updates.
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