You must obtain either FORM PA or FORM SR from the Library of Congress. FORM PA is the Performing Arts form and is the standard for copyrighting most song lyrics. FORM SR is the form used for Sound Recordings and is mostly used to protect both song lyrics and/or the music. For either form you can register 1 song or you can register a group of songs under a single title for a fee of $45.00. If you choose to register a group of songs, then you can later have the titles each registered using FORM CA for $45.00 more dollars for a total of $90.00!
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* Obtain forms from the Library
of Congress and fill them out
* Include 2 copies typed lyrics and (song tapes if using FORM SR)
* Include your check/money order for $45.00 to the "Register of Copyrights".
* Package them up and mail them to:
Register of Copyrights
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20559
(212) 621-6000
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
FORM PA
Use form PA for copyright registration of published or unpublished works
of the performing arts. This class includes works prepared for the purpose
of being "performed" directly before an audience or indirectly
"by means of any device or process." Works of the performing
arts include: (1) musical works, including any accompanying words; (2)
dramatic works, including any accompanying music; (3) pantomimes and choreographic
works; and (4) motion pictures and other audiovisual works.
FORM SR
Use Form SR for copyright registration of published or unpublished sound
recordings. It should be used when the copyright claim is limited to the
sound recording itself, and it may also be used where the same copyright
claimant is seeking simultaneous registration of the underlying musical,
dramatic, or literary work embodied in the phonorecord.
With one exception, "sound recordings" are works that result
from the fixation of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds. The
exception is for the audio portions of audiovisual works, such as a motion
picture soundtrack or an audio cassette accompanying a filmstrip; these
are considered a part of the audiovisual work as a whole.
FORM CA
Use Form CA when: (1) An earlier copyright registration has been completed
in the Copyright Office; and (2) some of the facts given in that copyright
registration are incorrect or incomplete; and (3) you want to place the
correct or complete facts on record.
