United States copyright registrations, renewals, and other catalog entries since 1978 are published online at the United States Copyright Office website.[1] Entries prior to 1978 are not published in the online catalog. Copyright registrations and renewals after 1890 were formerly published in semi-annual softcover catalogs called The Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE) or Copyright Catalog, or were published in microfiche.[2][3]
The Copyright Office published the Catalog of Copyright Entries in print format from 1891 through 1978. These volumes may often be available at federal depository libraries. From 1979 through 1982, the CCE was issued in microfiche format. The catalog was divided into parts according to the classes of works registered. Each CCE segment covered all registrations made during a particular period of time. Renewal registrations made from 1979 through 1982 are found in section 8 of the catalog. Renewals prior to that time were generally listed at the end of the volume containing the class of work to which they pertained. Effective with registrations made since 1982, the only way to see the CCE is by using the Internet to access the Copyright Office automated catalog. The automated catalog contains entries from 1978 forward. The catalog is accessible through copyright.gov.[4]
Nature of catalog entries and access to copies of documentsedit
The Catalog of Copyright Entries, the Copyright Card Catalog, and the online files are indexes, not reproductions of original documents. To view or copy the original documents, one must visit the Copyright Office. Information such as registration numbers may be obtained from these files. Providing this information rather than paying a fee to have the Office search for it will reduce the cost of obtaining records and copies from the Copyright Office.[5]
Copyright categoriesedit
Part 1. BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS, INCLUDING SERIALS AND CONTRIBUTION TO PERIODICALS
Books
Books in foreign languages published abroad
Books in the English language first published abroad
Contributions to periodicals
Renewal registrations
Part 2. PERIODICALS
Periodicals
Periodicals in foreign languages published abroad
Periodicals in the English language first published abroad
Renewal registrations
Parts 3–4. DRAMAS AND WORKS PREPARED FOR ORAL DELIVERY
Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery
Dramatic and dramatico-musical works published abroad
Published dramatic and dramatico-musical works
Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works
Renewal registrations
Part 5. MUSIC
Musical compositions published abroad
Musical compositions published in the United States
Unpublished music
Renewal registrations
Part 6. MAPS AND ATLASES
Maps
Renewal registrations
Parts 7–11A. WORKS OF ART, REPRODUCTIONS IN WORKS OF ART, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS, PRINTS AND PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATIONS
Published works of art and designs for works of art
Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art
Reproductions of works of art published in the United States
Published drawings of plastic works of a scientific or technical character
Published photographs
Unpublished photographs
Prints and pictorial illustrations published in the United States
Prints and pictorial illustrations published abroad
Renewal registrations
Part 11B. COMMERCIAL PRINTS AND LABELS
Commercials prints and labels
Renewal registrations
Parts 12–13. MOTION PICTURES AND FILMSTRIPS
Published motion picture photoplays
Unpublished motion picture photoplays:
Published motion pictures other than photoplays
Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays:
Renewal registrations
Cumulative copyright catalogsedit
For selected categories, the Library of Congress published hardcover books of copyright registrations covering ten or more years. These include:
Dramatic Compositions Copyrighted in the United States 1870 to 1916, a two-volume set, published in 1918. Volume 1 (pages 1 – 1662) has alphabetized works with titles from A through N (consecutively numbered 1 – 33,176). Volume 2 (pages 1663–2830) has alphabetized works with titles from O through Z (consecutively numbered 33,177 – 56,066); page 2831 has titles that begin with numerals. Pages 2832–33 have Additions and Corrections. Page 2834 is blank. Pages 2835 – 3547 is an alphabetical index of authors, with each name followed by that author's works.
Catalog of Copyright Entries: Cumulative Series. Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (51,112 films), published in 1951. L.C. card, 51-60018. (copy)
Motion Pictures 1894–1912 Identified from the Records of the United States Copyright Office by Howard Lamarr Wells (8,506 films), published in 1953. This is the only cumulative copyright catalog with an author credit. L.C. card, 53-60033.
Catalog of Copyright Entries: Cumulative Series. Motion Pictures 1940–1949 (18,767 films and early TV programs), published in 1953. L.C. card, 53-60032.
Catalog of Copyright Entries: Cumulative Series. Motion Pictures 1950–1959 (27,310 films and TV programs), published in 1960. L.C. card, 53-60032.
Catalog of Copyright Entries: Cumulative Series. Motion Pictures 1960–1969 (34,277 films and TV programs), published in 1971. L.C. card, 53-60032.
Catalog reprintsedit
All of the cumulative Copyright Catalogs listed above are out of print, but the complete text of registrations and indexes in the four volumes of motion pictures from 1894 through 1959 have been reprinted in the Film Superlist series.
A number of entities have scanned all or some of the volumes of the CCE. The Stanford Library and the University of Pennsylvania library have each scanned a section of the records and put them into a database. At the University of Pennsylvania, they have scanned book and serials renewals, searchable by year at The Catalog of Copyright Entries.[6] Stanford has also placed renewal records into a Copyright Renewals[7] searchable database. More recently, Google has indexed many volumes of the CCE into a searchable index, available at Searching Google's Scans of the Catalog of Copyright Entries.[8] The Internet Archive has similarly scanned and indexed the volumes of the CCE, as well as many other US Copyright Office works, and makes the works both searchable and viewable as scans by searching for the "collection:copyrightrecords" at Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine.[9]
Criticismedit
Privacyedit
The Copyright Catalog has been criticized in that the public catalog includes personally identifiable information like home addresses and phone numbers of artists; removing or replacing that data may be hard.[10][11][12]
^Copyright and the Public Domain pages 11–10; Stephen Fishman – Law Journal Press (2008); ISBN978-1-58852-151-4
^"The Catalog of Copyright Entries". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
^Publications on Copyright · 4 U.S. Copyright Office · Library of Congress · 101 Independence Avenue SE · Washington, DC 20559-6000 · www.copyright.gov circular 02 rev: 05 / 2010 print: 05 / 2010 — x,000 U.S. government printing office: 2010-xxx-xxx / xx,xxx [1]
^Circular 6, Obtaining Access to and Copies of Records and Deposits, page 4 U. S. Copyright Office · Library of Congress · 101 Independence Avenue SE · Washington, DC 20559-6000 · www.copyright.gov circular 6 rev: 02 / 2010 print: 02 / 2010 — ••,••• U.S. government printing office: 2010-•••-••• / •••••
^"The Catalog of Copyright Entries". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved Sep 26, 2020.
^"Copyright Renewals". Spotlight at Stanford. Retrieved Sep 26, 2020.
^"Searching Google's Scans of the Catalog of Copyright Entries". books.google.com. Retrieved Sep 26, 2020.
^"Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine". archive.org. Retrieved Sep 26, 2020.
^"Removal of Personally Identifiable Information From Registration Records". Federal Register. Sep 15, 2016. Retrieved Sep 26, 2020.
^"Where creative professionals come to learn about the law so they can create with confidence". Aug 2, 2016. Retrieved Sep 26, 2020.
^"Privacy vs. Copyright: Don't Make Writers Choose | NWU". Retrieved Sep 26, 2020.
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United States copyright registrations renewals and other catalog entries since 1978 are published online at the United States Copyright Office website 1 Entries prior to 1978 are not published in the online catalog Copyright registrations and renewals after 1890 were formerly published in semi annual softcover catalogs called The Catalog of Copyright Entries CCE or Copyright Catalog or were published in microfiche 2 3 Contents 1 Publication history and format 2 Nature of catalog entries and access to copies of documents 3 Copyright categories 4 Cumulative copyright catalogs 5 Catalog reprints 6 Criticism 6 1 Privacy 7 See also 8 Notes 9 External linksPublication history and format editThe Copyright Office published the Catalog of Copyright Entries in print format from 1891 through 1978 These volumes may often be available at federal depository libraries From 1979 through 1982 the CCE was issued in microfiche format The catalog was divided into parts according to the classes of works registered Each CCE segment covered all registrations made during a particular period of time Renewal registrations made from 1979 through 1982 are found in section 8 of the catalog Renewals prior to that time were generally listed at the end of the volume containing the class of work to which they pertained Effective with registrations made since 1982 the only way to see the CCE is by using the Internet to access the Copyright Office automated catalog The automated catalog contains entries from 1978 forward The catalog is accessible through copyright gov 4 Nature of catalog entries and access to copies of documents editThe Catalog of Copyright Entries the Copyright Card Catalog and the online files are indexes not reproductions of original documents To view or copy the original documents one must visit the Copyright Office Information such as registration numbers may be obtained from these files Providing this information rather than paying a fee to have the Office search for it will reduce the cost of obtaining records and copies from the Copyright Office 5 Copyright categories editPart 1 BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS INCLUDING SERIALS AND CONTRIBUTION TO PERIODICALS Books Books in foreign languages published abroad Books in the English language first published abroad Contributions to periodicals Renewal registrations Part 2 PERIODICALS Periodicals Periodicals in foreign languages published abroad Periodicals in the English language first published abroad Renewal registrations Parts 3 4 DRAMAS AND WORKS PREPARED FOR ORAL DELIVERY Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery Dramatic and dramatico musical works published abroad Published dramatic and dramatico musical works Unpublished dramatic and dramatico musical works Renewal registrations Part 5 MUSIC Musical compositions published abroad Musical compositions published in the United States Unpublished music Renewal registrations Part 6 MAPS AND ATLASES Maps Renewal registrations Parts 7 11A WORKS OF ART REPRODUCTIONS IN WORKS OF ART SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL DRAWINGS PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS PRINTS AND PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATIONS Published works of art and designs for works of art Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art Reproductions of works of art published in the United States Published drawings of plastic works of a scientific or technical character Published photographs Unpublished photographs Prints and pictorial illustrations published in the United States Prints and pictorial illustrations published abroad Renewal registrations Part 11B COMMERCIAL PRINTS AND LABELS Commercials prints and labels Renewal registrations Parts 12 13 MOTION PICTURES AND FILMSTRIPS Published motion picture photoplays Unpublished motion picture photoplays Published motion pictures other than photoplays Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays Renewal registrationsCumulative copyright catalogs editFor selected categories the Library of Congress published hardcover books of copyright registrations covering ten or more years These include Dramatic Compositions Copyrighted in the United States 1870 to 1916 a two volume set published in 1918 Volume 1 pages 1 1662 has alphabetized works with titles from A through N consecutively numbered 1 33 176 Volume 2 pages 1663 2830 has alphabetized works with titles from O through Z consecutively numbered 33 177 56 066 page 2831 has titles that begin with numerals Pages 2832 33 have Additions and Corrections Page 2834 is blank Pages 2835 3547 is an alphabetical index of authors with each name followed by that author s works Catalog of Copyright Entries Cumulative Series Motion Pictures 1912 1939 51 112 films published in 1951 L C card 51 60018 copy Motion Pictures 1894 1912 Identified from the Records of the United States Copyright Office by Howard Lamarr Wells 8 506 films published in 1953 This is the only cumulative copyright catalog with an author credit L C card 53 60033 Catalog of Copyright Entries Cumulative Series Motion Pictures 1940 1949 18 767 films and early TV programs published in 1953 L C card 53 60032 Catalog of Copyright Entries Cumulative Series Motion Pictures 1950 1959 27 310 films and TV programs published in 1960 L C card 53 60032 Catalog of Copyright Entries Cumulative Series Motion Pictures 1960 1969 34 277 films and TV programs published in 1971 L C card 53 60032 Catalog reprints editAll of the cumulative Copyright Catalogs listed above are out of print but the complete text of registrations and indexes in the four volumes of motion pictures from 1894 through 1959 have been reprinted in the Film Superlist series A number of entities have scanned all or some of the volumes of the CCE The Stanford Library and the University of Pennsylvania library have each scanned a section of the records and put them into a database At the University of Pennsylvania they have scanned book and serials renewals searchable by year at The Catalog of Copyright Entries 6 Stanford has also placed renewal records into a Copyright Renewals 7 searchable database More recently Google has indexed many volumes of the CCE into a searchable index available at Searching Google s Scans of the Catalog of Copyright Entries 8 The Internet Archive has similarly scanned and indexed the volumes of the CCE as well as many other US Copyright Office works and makes the works both searchable and viewable as scans by searching for the collection copyrightrecords at Internet Archive Digital Library of Free amp Borrowable Books Movies Music amp Wayback Machine 9 Criticism editPrivacy edit The Copyright Catalog has been criticized in that the public catalog includes personally identifiable information like home addresses and phone numbers of artists removing or replacing that data may be hard 10 11 12 See also editUnited States Copyright Office Work for hireNotes edit U S Copyright Office copyright gov Retrieved Sep 26 2020 Copyright and the Public Domain pages 11 10 Stephen Fishman Law Journal Press 2008 ISBN 978 1 58852 151 4 The Catalog of Copyright Entries onlinebooks library upenn edu Retrieved 2017 01 09 Publications on Copyright 4 U S Copyright Office Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue SE Washington DC 20559 6000 www copyright gov circular 02 rev 05 2010 print 05 2010 x 000 U S government printing office 2010 xxx xxx xx xxx 1 Circular 6 Obtaining Access to and Copies of Records and Deposits page 4 U S Copyright Office Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue SE Washington DC 20559 6000 www copyright gov circular 6 rev 02 2010 print 02 2010 U S government printing office 2010 The Catalog of Copyright Entries onlinebooks library upenn edu Retrieved Sep 26 2020 Copyright Renewals Spotlight at Stanford Retrieved Sep 26 2020 Searching Google s Scans of the Catalog of Copyright Entries books google com Retrieved Sep 26 2020 Internet Archive Digital Library of Free amp Borrowable Books Movies Music amp Wayback Machine archive org Retrieved Sep 26 2020 Removal of Personally Identifiable Information From Registration Records Federal Register Sep 15 2016 Retrieved Sep 26 2020 Where creative professionals come to learn about the law so they can create with confidence Aug 2 2016 Retrieved Sep 26 2020 Privacy vs Copyright Don t Make Writers Choose NWU Retrieved Sep 26 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catalogs of Copyright Entries Catalogues of Copyright Entries full database University of Pennsylvania Libraries Catalogues of Copyright Entries 1924 1949 University of Pennsylvania Libraries Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the U S chart on determining copyright status by Peter B Hirtle Cornell University Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Copyright Catalog amp oldid 1202958697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
