You Worked Hard to Create It. Now Protect It.
Whether it’s a book, a song, a photo, or a piece of art, federal copyright registration puts your ownership on record. Starting at $99 + filing fees.
- Copyrights filed with the S. Copyright Office
- Attorney support if you need it
- Straightforward online process, no legal background required
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A Copyright Registration Package Built for Your Work
Whichever package fits, you’re filing directly with the U.S. Copyright Office, not just getting a form template.
$99
+ filing fees
Just the essentials to file with the U.S. Copyright Office.
Benefits:
- Professional preparation: We review your federal copyright application for accuracy and common mistakes before it's submitted.
- Federal E-Filing: Your application is filed electronically with the U.S. Copyright Office, no mailing paperwork or waiting on the postal service.
- Certificate of Registration: Your official copyright certificate is mailed to you directly from the U.S. Copyright Office once approved.
Recommended
$199
+ filing fees
For creators who want fuller protection and faster processing.
Includes everything in Basic, plus:
- Cease & Desist Letter: A customizable template ready to use if someone infringes on your copyright.
- Transfer and Assignment Template: A pre-filled template for selling or transferring ownership of your copyright when needed.
- Expedited Processing: Faster turnaround instead of the standard filing timeline.
Trusted Copyright Registration
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How Our Copyright Registration Process Works
Get your copyright registered in just 3 easy steps using our simple online questionnaire.
1
Answer a few questions
Complete our simple questionnaire to begin the copyright registration process. Most people finish in as little as 7 minutes.
2
We Prepare Your Application
We put together your official copyright application and send it back for your review and approval before anything is filed.
3
We File With the U.S. Copyright Office
Once you approve your application and send us your work, we file it directly with the U.S. Copyright Office on your behalf.
Federal Copyright Registration FAQs
Original creative work you can put in a fixed, tangible form qualifies, things like books, music, photography, artwork, software, and film. Names, short phrases, and ideas on their own generally aren't eligible for copyright protection, which is where a trademark filing would apply instead.
Copyright protection actually exists the moment you create an original work and fix it in a tangible form, even without registering it. That's sometimes called a common law copyright. The catch is that registering with the U.S. Copyright Office gives you stronger legal standing, including the ability to sue for infringement and pursue statutory damages.
Copyright protects original creative work like writing, music, and art. A patent protects inventions and how something functions. A trademark protects a name, logo, or slogan that identifies your brand. Many businesses end up needing more than one type of protection depending on what they're creating.
Registration creates a public record of your ownership, lets you file an infringement lawsuit if it ever comes to that, and can qualify you for statutory damages and attorney fees in a successful case. Without registration, your legal options if someone copies your work are far more limited.
The category depends on the nature of the work itself, literary work, visual art, a sound recording, or a motion picture, among others.
Choosing the wrong category can slow down or complicate your application, which is why professional review before filing matters.
How long does a copyright last? For most individual creators, copyright protection lasts for the creator's lifetime plus 70 years. Work made for hire or anonymous and pseudonymous works follow a different rule, generally 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever comes first.
The category depends on the nature of the work itself, literary work, visual art, a sound recording, or a motion picture, among others.
Choosing the wrong category can slow down or complicate your application, which is why professional review before filing matters.
How long does a copyright last? For most individual creators, copyright protection lasts for the creator's lifetime plus 70 years. Work made for hire or anonymous and pseudonymous works follow a different rule, generally 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever comes first.
Protect Your Work Before Someone Else Claims It
Your creative work deserves more than good intentions. Get it on record with the U.S. Copyright Office.