Copyright protects "original works of authorship" that are fixed in a tangible form of expression. The fixation need not be directly perceptible as long as it may be communicated with the aid of a machine or device (for example, a computer or CD player...

Once your application and work are submitted to c-Site, they are reviewed for completeness. You will be contacted if there are any questions. (Although c-Site reviews the application and work, there is no guarantee that the Copyright Office will approv...

Registration can be made at any time after the work is completed and within the life of the copyright — generally the life of the author plus 70 years.

Several categories of material are not eligible for copyright protection, including:Works that have not been fixed in a tangible form of expression (e.g., choreographic works that have not been notated or recorded; improvisational speeches or performan...

You can register the following performing art works:Motion picture screenplays (with or without accompanying music) Scripts for television, radio, or theatre (with or without accompanying music) Lyrics Music Lyrics and music Musicals (with or without a...

As defined in section 107 of the 1976 Copyright Act, “fair use” of copyrighted work is:“…the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such...

Copyright registration is a legal formality intended to make a public record of the basic facts of a particular copyright. However, registration is not a condition of copyright protection. Even though registration is not a requirement for protection, t...

The general rule is that the person who creates the work is its author, but there is an exception to that principle. The exception is a “work made for hire,” which is a work:(i) prepared by an employee within the scope of employment, or(ii) specially o...

Subscribers are customers, members, contacts or any individuals who gave you permission to send email messages to their email address.We use a series of demographic information to create a profile for each subscriber, which we determine from:Informatio...

A copyright is a mark that indicates a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (Title 17 of the U.S. Code) to authors of “original works of authorship” that are fixed in tangible forms of expression. These include literary, dramati...