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# Forms

The Copyright Office adopted new fees for its services, which went into effect on March 20, 2020.  More information may be found on the 2018 Fee Study webpage.

**Notice**

Please be aware that when you register your claim to a copyright in a work with the U.S. Copyright Office, you are making a public record. All the information you provide on your copyright registration is available to the public and will be available on the Internet.

## Basic Registration

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Literary Form TX
 
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Visual Form VA
 
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Single Serials Form SE
 
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Performing Arts Form PA
 
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Sound Recording Form SR
 

### Supplementary & Renewal Registration

                -  Form CON   Continuation Sheet used in conjunction with forms below when more space is necessary. 
                -  Supplementary Copyright Registration   ** Form CA w/instructions 
                -  Renewal Registration   ** Form RE  ** Form RE/CON — Continuation form to be used only in conjunction with RE application form.  ** Addendum to Form RE — For all works published between January 1, 1964, and December 31, 1977, that were not registered during their first 28-year term. Must accompany form RE. 

### Group Registration of Photographs

                -  Group Registration of Photographs   ** Published Photographs Title Template (Updated 2020) — To accompany application for group registration of published photographs  ** Unpublished Photographs Title Template (Updated 2020) — To accompany application for group registration of unpublished photographs 

### Additional Forms

                -  Preregistration    For certain works that have had a history of prerelease infringement  ** Electronic Form PRE 
                -  Special Handling   For requesting expedited processing of an application for registration or recordation of a document.  ** Special Handling Form  
                -  Secure Tests    To accompany application for registration of a secure test or a group of secure test items.  ** Secure Test Questionnaire  ** Secure Test Declaration 
                -  Restored Works   For registering a foreign work that has been restored to copyright protection in the United States  ** Form GATT  ** Form GATT/CON Continuation form to be used only in conjunction with GATT application form 
                -  Mask Work Registration   For 3-dimensional patterns fixed on a semiconductor chip (not for theatrical facial masks)  ** Form MW w/instructions Fill-in version — for registration of mask works  ** Form MW/CON Continuation sheet to be used only in conjunction with MW application form 
                -  Vessel Design Registration   For further information, see Registration of Vessel Designs  ** Form D-VH Fill-in version — for registration of vessel hull designs  ** Form D-VH w/instructions Fill-in version — for registration of vessel hull designs  ** Form D-VH/CON Non Fill-in version — continuation sheet and for multiple designs  ** Form DC — application to correct a design registration  ** Form DVH-ID — recordation of distinctive identification of owner of vessel hull designs 

### Recordation

                -  Recordation   For use when submitting transfers and other documents  ** Document Cover Sheet Form DCS  ** Notice of Termination Cover Sheet Form TCS  ** Electronic Title List Template 

### Research and Certification

                -  Research and Certification   For use when requesting copies of copyright deposits  ** Litigation Statement Form LS 

### Licensing Forms

                -  Cable Statement of Account Forms   ** SA1-2 Paper Short Form — For use by cable television systems whose semiannual gross receipts are less than $527,600  ** SA1-2E Short Form — For use by cable television systems whose semiannual gross receipts are less than $527,600  ** SA3 Paper Long Form — For use by cable television systems whose semiannual gross receipts are $527,600 or more  ** SA3E Long Form — For use by cable television systems whose semiannual gross receipts are $527,600 or more  ** Old Cable Statement of Account Forms 
                -  Satellite Statement of Account Form   For semiannual accounting periods beginning January 1, 2014  ** Satellite SOA Form 
                -  Digital Audio Recording Products—Statement of Account Forms   ** Quarterly Statement of Account Form  ** Annual Statement of Account Form 
                -  Initial Notice of Distribution of Digital Audio Recording Devices or Media   ** Form 
                -  Notice of Use Form   ** M-269 Form — Notice of Use of Sound Recordings under Statutory License 
                -  Licensing Electronic Funds Transfer Form   ** EFT Form — For use by statutory licensees to receive refund payments via electronic funds transfer 

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