Copyright Office in general
Copyright law
- Copyright Act of 1976 (as amended), including but not necessarily limited to:
- Section 101 definitions
- Section 103 compilations and derivative works
- Section 106 exclusive rights
- Sections 201-05 ownership and transfer
- Sections 302, 304, 305 re copyright duration of pre- and post-1976 Act works
- Sections 408-12 regarding registration and deposit as well as benefits
- Sections 701-09 regarding Copyright Office and fees
- Copyright Office regulations (esp. part 202)
Copyright registration practice
- Copyright registration portal
- Search copyright registrations
- Forms and registration tools
- Guidance on registration
- 17 USC 408
- Compendium III of Copyright Office practices, especially chapters 200 to 600
- Copyright Office circulars, including Circular 1 on registration
- Copyright Office FAQs, including FAQs on registration
- Factsheets, including factsheets on fees and on copyright registration
- Copyright Office regulations, esp. part 202.3
- Guidance on deposits
- 17 USC 407
- 17 USC 408
- Circular 7D on deposits
- Compendium III of Copyright Office practices, especially chapter 1500
- Copyright Office regulations, esp. parts 202.19 to 202.24
- Guidance on fees
Copyright treatises
- Nimmer on Copyright (Lexis login required).
- Patry on Copyright (Westlaw login required).
- Patry on fair use (Westlaw login required).
Page updated Feb. 9, 2018