What to send
united states copyright office
5 Form CO · Instructions
Use this form to register a
• Literary work
• Visual arts work
• Performing arts work
• Motion picture or other audiovisual
work
• Sound recording
• Single serial issue
Before you register your work
Review the appropriate circulars on the
Copyright Office website, www.copyright.
gov, for detailed information about how
to register particular types of works and
the requirements for what copy or copies
of your work to send. Also, consider using
the electronic Copyright Office (eCO) for
faster service and a lower filing fee.
What may be included
The following may be included in one
registration on Form CO:
• Unpublished works: works by the
same author(s) and owned by the
same copyright claimant(s), organized
in a collection under a collection title.
• Published works: works published
in a single unit of publication
and owned by the same copyright
claimant.
How to use this 2d barcode form
• Complete this form online and then print it out. Do not
attempt to print out a blank form. (Form CO is available
only online.)
• Print out a second copy for your records. Do not save the
form online.
• Never alter the form by hand after you print it out. The
information you enter is stored in the barcodes on the
form.
• If you want to make more than one registration with
similar information, keep the form open after you print
it; then make the necessary changes and print that ver-
sion. Repeat as needed. Once you close the form, all the
information entered will be lost.
• Both single- and double-sided printing is acceptable.
• Important printer information: To achieve best results, use
a laser printer. Inkjet printer copies require enlarging if
you use the shrink-to-fit-page option. Dot-matrix printer
copies are not acceptable.
1 Completed and signed application
2 $45 filing fee payable to Register of Copyrights
3 Deposit—the required copy or copies of your work
• Unpublished works: one complete copy.
• Published w