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For Document names, go to Other Search Options and select either "Docs: Party1 Statement (K291)" or "Docs: Party2 (K292)", or "Docs Party1/2 (KPTY)" from the Search by box. For personal names, type first name last name: Stephen King. For corporate names, type in order: Warner Brother Pictures. Keyword - Searches word(s) anywhere in the record
Search for public records in the U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System.
Search this database if you want specific information about copyright ownership, publication, transfers, and derivative works. Consider the Library of Congress as a 200-year-old library catalog. Search the catalogs if you want general information about a work such as the author, date of publication, subject matter, and publisher.
The U.S. Copyright Card Catalog provides an index to copyright registrations and other public records pertaining to ownership of copyrighted works.
There are numerous online databases available to help you find a copyright owner or creator or to secure a license to use a creative work. In fact, there are so many that it is not possible to list all of them here.
To learn more about how to investigate the copyright renewal status of a book, see this file. Find out who registered a copyright, and what the copyright covers. This can be useful if you want to contact a copyright owner to ask permission to put an old work online. This page includes pointers to electronic copies of copyright registrations.
The U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System allows users to search and access copyright records from 1790 to present.
Card Catalog. Note: By default, the complete collection is available for browsing.To narrow the results, filter the Indexes, Drawers, or Cards (1955-1977 only). To execute the filters, click on SAVE AND FILTER.
Select whether to search by Title, Name, Exception Tracking Number (ETN), or In Process Number (IPN). Then type your search term in the box below. Click the Search button to begin viewing results. The data in this system contains receipt records entered between 1983 and 2020.
A guide to the major information sources of intellectual property legal research. Resources for searching for copyright registrations
Access U.S. Copyright Office public records, including registration status, court filings, and reproductions of works.
Records Research and Certification Services. Hours. The Records Research and Certification Division is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 p.m. eastern time (except on legal holidays).
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Registration and recordation records from 1978 to the present; Catalog card records with images of the 1909–1945 application cards; Information about the author, claimant, parties, relevant dates, etc.
