In addition to registering your sound recordings and musical works with the Copyright Office, you may also want to consider submitting a trademark application for your band name with the U.S. You can reach out to our help team for assistance determining the best option for you. In the case of an application to register sound recordings, the applicant may also register any associated literary, pictorial, and graphic works in the album, such as cover art, liner notes, and/or posters.

Group Registration of Works on an Album of Music (effective March 26, 2021) for registering up to twenty musical works or sound recordings and associated material contained in an album, if the works are created by the same author or have at least one common author, and if the claimant for each work in the group is the same.

Group Registration of Unpublished Works for registering up to ten unpublished works all by the same author and the author is the claimant.

Standard Application for registering an individual sound recording or musical work.

Depending on the type of work, there are several different online application options, including: Copyright Office requires an application, a filing fee, and a copy of the work. Registering your work also makes a public record of your ownership.

Although your work is protected by copyright from the moment it is fixed, you can register your work with the U.S.

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