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Form PA is used for the registration of music and/or lyrics (as well as other works of the performing arts), even if your song is on a cassette. Form SR is used for registering the performance and production of a particular recording of sounds.

If you want to claim the copyright for the composition or underlying musical work; fill out Form PA (Performing Arts). If you want to claim the copyright for a sound recording or recorded performance; fill out Form SR (Sound Recording).

Form SR should be used when the copyright claim is limited to the sound recording itself, and it may also be used where the same copyright claimant is seeking simultaneous registration of the underlying musical, dramatic, or literary work embodied in the phonorecord.

Which form should I use? Online registration through the electronic Copyright Office (eCO) is the preferred way to register basic claims. Paper versions of Form TX (literary works); Form VA (visual arts works); Form PA (performing arts); Form SR (sound recordings) are available on the Copyright Office website.

When to Use Form PA (Performing Arts) For registration purposes, musical compositions and dramatic works that are recorded on disks or cassettes are works of the performing arts and should be registered on Form PA or Short Form PA.

The Single Application can only be used to register works created and owned by a single individual. This means that a work cannot be registered using the Single Application if it was created jointly by two or more authors, is a work made for hire, is a work that incorporates material created by someone else, etc.