Performing Arts
Important Note: You may register up to 10 unpublished works on the same application, but YOU MUST SELECT the new application for a “Group of Unpublished Works.”
Click here if you need help finding the application for a “Group of Unpublished Works,” and click here to watch a video that provides step-by-step instructions for completing this application.
The “Standard Application” MAY NOT BE USED to register a “collection” of unpublished works. If you submit 2 or more unpublished works on the “Standard Application” the Copyright Office will examine, and if appropriate, register only 1 of your works. All remaining works will be removed from the claim; to register those works you will need to resubmit them using an appropriate application form.
Works of the performing arts are works that are intended to be performed for an audience. This category includes a wide variety of creative works, including music, lyrics, sound recordings, scripts, screenplays, choreography, motion pictures, video games, and similar types of works.
| Albums | Audio Books | Beats |
| Choreographic Works | Comedy Routines / Stand Up Routines | Dances |
| Drama | Instrumentation | Interviews |
| Jingles | Karaoke | Live Concerts |
| Lyrics | Method / Musical Instruction Books | Mix Tapes |
| Music | Music & Lyrics | Music Editing |
| Musical Arrangement | Musical Theater | Musicals (Song / Script) |
| Pantomime | Podcasts | Remixes / Mashups |
| Sampling | Screenplays | Scripts |
| Songs | Sound Effects | Sound Recordings |
| Soundtracks | Spoken Word Recordings | Stage Plays |
| Synopses | Teleplays | Treatments |
| TV / Radio Broadcasts | Vocals |