Copyrights are registered at the Copyright Office at the Library of Congress and are not handled by the Patent and Trademark Office.

• Copyrights are protection from copying for literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works.

• Registration forms and circulars are available at the Copyright Office at the Library of Congress.

Information concerning copyrights may be obtained from:

Library of Congress
Information Section, LM-455
U.S. Copyright Office
Washington DC 20559
(202) 707-3000
http://www.copyright.gov/

Following are several websites which may be of interest to those with copyright questions:

U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress
http://www.copyright.gov/
Supplies information relating to the Library of Congress' Copyright services.

Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the U.S., 1 January 2005

Copyright Website
http://www.benedict.com/
Provides information and pointers regarding fair use, software issues, fundamentals and registering.

10 Myths About Copyright Explained
http://www.templetons.com/brad//copymyths.html

When Works Pass Into the Public Domain
http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
Laura Gasaway, Director of the Law Library at the University of North Carolina has updated her chart to cover the new copyright extension issues.

More Copyright Resources