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The process for obtaining copyright registration for a collection of works is generally similar to standard copyright registration procedures. When copyrighting a collection you need to show that your collection is eligible for registration, to select a single title to encompass the entire collection.

Copyright Practice Tip A book series of unpublished books can be registered on one application, the Group of Unpublished Works application. If the books have been published, each book must be registered with its own application, either the Standard or the Single application.

The Copyright Office has established a group registration option that allows you to register up to ten unpublished works with one application and one filing fee. To be eligible for a group registration of unpublished works, the following conditions must be met: All works must be unpublished.

Fees Registration of a claim in an original work of authorshipRegistration of a claim in a group of newspapers or a group of newsletters$95Registration of a claim in a group of contributions to periodicals$85Registration of a claim in a group of short online literary works$6524 more rows

In general, all you need to do is create a work of authorship and write it down or otherwise record it somewhere. This will automatically create copyright protections. In theory, you do not need to own the original copy in order to own the copyright.

You may register up to ten unpublished works by (1) completing the online application for a "Group of Unpublished Works", (2) paying the nonrefundable filing fee, and (3) uploading a separate digital copy of each work in a separate electronic file.