How much does it cost to register a copyright with the US copyright office?

Answer 1

Here are the published filing fees of the U.S. Copyright Office as of 2006. These are subject to change, and also note that private companies or Web sites might do the registration for you for an additional fee. To enforce a copyright in a different country, you may be required to register there as well. * For a single work (Form TX, PA, VA, SR, or SE): $45 per application * For a group of serials or newsletters (Form SE/ GROUP): $25 per issue ($50 minimum) * For first appeal of denial of registration: $250 * Registration of a group of published photographs: $45 * Recordation of a document (including assignment of ownership or exclusive licenses): $95 (plus an additional $25 for each additional 10 titles) Here are the published filing fees of the U.S. Copyright Office as of 2004. These are subject to change, and also note that private companies or Web sites might do the registration for you for an additional fee. * For a single work (Form TX, PA, VA, SR, or SE): $30 per application * For a group of serials or newsletters (Form SE/ GROUP): $15 per issue ($45 minimum) * For a group of updates to a database, covering up to a 3-month period (Form TX): $30 per application

Answer 2

for most musical works, you can place 20 songs on one copyright for $30.00. Go to http://www.loc.gov and select the form 'PA' (performance arts) for a radio-ready song. Other musical compositions may have different rates. for the original question regarding construction documents I'll let the previous author's answer stand - $45 http://www.copyright.gov/docs/fees.html

Answer 3

It doesn't cost anything. According to the UK Intellectual Property Office...

"There is no official registration system for copyright in the United Kingdom (UK) and most other parts of the world. There are no forms to fill in and no fees to pay to get copyright protection."

(see related link for the full text)

Answer 4

There is no official registration system for copyright protection in Australia. You do not need to publish your work, put a copyright notice on it, or to do anything else to be covered by copyright - the protection is free and automatic. There are no forms to fill in, and there are no fees to be paid. You do not have to file your work with a government agency or anywhere else.

There are some private agencies in Australia that will register copyright information. However their validity has never been upheld in any court proceeding & they may offer no additional protection.

Answer 5

A work of sufficient originality is automatically protected by copyright as soon as it is fixed in a tangible medium.

Answer 6

It varies appreciably by country or company, and can vary further based on the type of work and the method of filing.

See the link below for current US fees.

Answer 7

The UK does not have a copyright registry; works of sufficient creativity are automatically protected as soon as they are fixed in a tangible medium.

Answer 8

All original works are automatically copyrighted in the U.S. You do not need to pay anyone.

Answer 9

well it takes alot of money to copyright. it also depends on where you copyright what ever it is you are copyrighting.