Copyright Office[]
A circular is an informational brochure published by the Copyright Office for distribution to the public. Each circular deals with an aspect of the copyright law, e.g., duration of copyright, copyright registration of musical compositions, and copyright notice.
Publications[]
U.S. Copyright Office circulars summarized in this wiki include:
- Circular 3: Copyright Notice
- Circular 7b: "Best Edition" of Published Copyrighted Works for the Collections of the Library of Congress
- Circular 7d: Mandatory Deposit of Copies or Phonorecords for the Library of Congress
- Circular 9: Work Made For Hire Under the 1976 Copyright Act
- Circular 14: Copyright Registration for Derivative Works
- Circular 15: Renewal of Copyright
- Circular 15a: Duration of Copyright
- Circular 15t: Extension of Copyright Terms
- Circular 31: Ideas, Methods, or Systems
- Circular 32: Blanks Forms and Other Works Not Protected by Copyright
- Circular 33: Computing and Measuring Devices
- Circular 34: Copyright Protection Not Available for Names, Titles, or Short Phrases
- Circular 38a: International Copyright Relations of the United States
- Circular 55: Copyright Registration for Multimedia Works
- Circular 61: Copyright Registration for Computer Programs
- Circular 65: Copyright Registration for Automated Databases
- Circular 66: Copyright Registration for Online Works
- Circular 100: Federal Statutory Protection for Mask Works