Are there different registration forms for different types of copyrighted works?

Yes, each types of copyrighted work has a different form. Below is a partial list of the types of works and their corresponding forms.

  • Form PA: for published and unpublished works of the performing arts (musical and dramatic works, pantomimes and choreographic works, motion pictures and other audiovisual works);

  • Form SE: for serials, works issued or intended to be issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designations and intended to be continued indefinitely (periodicals, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, annuals, journals, etc.)

  • Form SR: for published and unpublished sound recordings

  • Form TX: for published and unpublished nondramatic literary works

  • Form VA: for published and unpublished works of the visual arts (pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works, including architectural works)

  • Form G/DN: a specialized form to register a complete month's issues of a daily newspaper when certain conditions are met