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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.

If you want to claim the copyright for a sound recording or recorded performance; fill out Form SR (Sound Recording). If you're the single owner of both the composition AND sound recording, you only need to fill out ONE form ? SR.

Order forms and other publications from Library of Congress, Copyright Office- COPUBS, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20559 or call (202) 707-9100 or 1-877-476-0778 (toll free). Access and download circulars and other information from the Copyright Office website at .copyright.gov.

Copyright applies automatically: copyright protection applies automatically to any original creative work as soon as it's written down or recorded (?in tangible form?). So technically, you don't have to register your copyright or take any other specific steps to receive copyright protection.

2 You can file a supplementary registration on Form CA to amend a completed registration to indicate the new address. There is a fee for filing Form CA. If you have multiple registrations, filing a Form CA only on the most recent registration will get your new address on record.

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.