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This document provides instructions for completing a Short Form PA application for copyright registration of an unpublished or published work of performing arts (except for audiovisual works). It explains that the Short Form PA can be used if the applicant is the sole author and owner, the work was not made for hire, and the work is completely new or original. The instructions describe completing each section of the form, including providing the title, author/owner name and address, year of creation, publication details if applicable, type of authorship, signature, and contact information. The completed form along with the fee and a copy of the work should be mailed to the U.S. Copyright Office.

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Form PA

This document provides instructions for completing a Short Form PA application for copyright registration of an unpublished or published work of performing arts (except for audiovisual works). It explains that the Short Form PA can be used if the applicant is the sole author and owner, the work was not made for hire, and the work is completely new or original. The instructions describe completing each section of the form, including providing the title, author/owner name and address, year of creation, publication details if applicable, type of authorship, signature, and contact information. The completed form along with the fee and a copy of the work should be mailed to the U.S. Copyright Office.

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Instructions for Short Form PA


For works in the performing arts (except audiovisual works)

USE THIS FORM IF


1. You are the only author and copyright owner of this work,
and
2. The work was not made for hire, and
3. The work is completely new (does not contain a substantial amount
of material that has been previously published or registered or is in the
public domain) and is not an audiovisual work.
If any of the above does not apply, you may register online at
www.copyright.gov or use Form PA.
NOTE: Short Form PA is not appropriate for an anonymous author who does
not wish to reveal his or her identity and may not be used for audiovisual
works, including motion pictures.

Title of This Work

You must give a title. If there is no title, state UNTITLED. Alternative title:
If the work is known by two titles, you also may give the second title. Or
if the work has been published as part of a larger work, give the title of that larger
work, in addition to the title of the contribution.
If you are registering an unpublished collection, give the collection title you want
to appear in our records (for example: Songs by Alice, Volume 1). Be sure to keep
a personal record of the songs you have included in the collection. If you want the
certificate of registration to list the individual titles as well as the collection title, use
a continuation sheet (Form___/CON).

Name and Address of Author and


Owner of the Copyright

Give your name and mailing address. You may include your pseudonym
followed by pseud. Also, give the nation of which you are a citizen or where you
have your domicile (i.e., permanent residence).
Give daytime phone and fax numbers and email address, if available.

Year of Creation

Publication

Give the latest year in which you completed the work you are registering
at this time. A work is created when it is written down, recorded, or
otherwise fixed in a tangible form.

If the work has been published (i.e., if copies have been distributed to
the public), give the complete date of publication (month, day, and year)
and the nation where the publication first took place.

MAIL WITH THE FORM


The filing fee, in the form of a check or money order (no cash) pay-

able to Register of Copyrights, and


One or two copies of the work. If the work is unpublished, send one

copy, tape, or CD. If published, send two copies of the best published
edition if the work is in printed form, such as sheet music, or one copy
of the best published edition if the work is recorded on a tape or disc.
Note: Inquire about special requirements for works first published
outside the United States or before 1978. Copies submitted become
the property of the U.S. government.
Mail everything (application form, copy or copies, and fee) in one package to: Library of Congress, Copyright Office-PA, 101 Independence Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20559

HOW TO COMPLETE SHORT FORM PA


Type or print in black ink.
Be clear and legible.
Give only the information requested.
NOTE: You may use a continuation sheet (Form __/CON) to list individual
titles in a collection. Complete Space A and list the individual titles under
Space C on the back page. Space B is not applicable to short forms.

Type of Authorship in This Work

Signature of Author

Person to Contact for Rights/Permissions

Certificate Will Be Mailed

Deposit Account

Check the box or boxes that describe the kind of material you are registering. Check only the authorship included in the copy, tape, or CD you
are sending with the application. For example, if you are registering lyrics and
plan to add music later, check only the box for lyrics.

Sign the application in black ink and check the appropriate box. The
person signing the application should be the author or his/her authorized agent.

This space is optional. You may give the name and address of the person
or organization to contact for permission to use the work. You may also
provide phone, fax, or email information.

This space must be completed. Your certificate of registration will be


mailed in a window envelope to this address. Also, if the Copyright Office
needs to contact you, we will write to this address.

Complete this space only if you currently maintain a deposit account


in the Copyright Office.

Questions? Call (202) 707-3000 or 1-877-476-0778 (toll free) between


8:30 am and 5:00 pm, eastern time, Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. For forms and informational circulars, call (202) 707-9100
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Download circulars and forms or register
online at www.copyright.gov.
PRIVACY ACT ADVISORY STATEMENT Required by the Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579)
The authority for requesting this information is title 17 U.S.C. 409 and 410. Furnishing the
requested information is voluntary. But if the information is not furnished, it may be necessary to delay
or refuse registration and you may not be entitled to certain relief, remedies, and benefits provided
in chapters 4 and 5 of title 17 U.S.C.
The principal uses of the requested information are the establishment and maintenance of a
public record and the examination of the application for compliance with the registration requirements of the copyright code.
Other routine uses include public inspection and copying, preparation of public indexes, preparation of public catalogs of copyright registrations, and preparation of search reports upon request.
NOTE: No other advisory statement will be given in connection with this application. Please keep
this statement and refer to it if we communicate with you regarding this application.

Copyright Office fees are subject to change. For


current fees, check the Copyright Office website
at www.copyright.gov, write the Copyright Office,
or call (202) 707-3000 or 1-877-476-0778.

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For a Work of Performing Arts

UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE

REGISTRATION NUMBER

Privacy Act Notice: Sections 408-410 of title 17 of the United States


Code authorize the Copyright Office to collect the personally identifying
information requested on this form in order to process the application for copyright registration. By providing this information, you are
agreeing to routine uses of the information that include publication
to give legal notice of your copyright claim as required by 17 U.S.C.
705. It will appear in the Offices online catalog. If you do not provide
the information requested, registration may be refused or delayed,
and you may not be entitled to certain relief, remedies, and benefits
under the copyright law.


PA PAU
Effective Date of Registration

Application Received
Examined By
Deposit Received
One
Correspondence

TYPE OR print in BLACK INK. DO NOT WRITE ABOVE THIS LINE.

Title of This Work:


Alternative title or title of
larger work in which this
work was published:

Two

Fee Received

1
2

Name and Address of


Author and Owner of the
Copyright:

Year of Creation:
If work has been published,
Date and Nation of
Publication:

Type of Authorship
in This Work:
Check all that this author created.

Optional

3
4
5

Registration cannot be completed


without a signature.

Name and Address of


Person to Contact for
Rights and Permissions:

Signature:

Phone (

Phone, fax, and email:

Certificate
will be
mailed in
window
envelope to
this address:

Name

Number/Street/Apt

City/State/Zip

Fax (

Email

a. Date ________________________________ ____________ ________________ (Month, day, and


year all required)

Month
Day
Year
b. Nation

Music
Lyrics

Other text (includes dramas, screenplays, etc.)


(If your work is a motion picture or other audiovisual work, use the Standard Form PA.)


I certify that the statements made by me in this application are correct to the best of my knowledge.* Check one:

Author Authorized agent

x
Check here if same as #2 above.
Phone (

Fax (

Email

Complete this space


only if you currently
hold a Deposit
Account in the
Copyright Office.

Nationality or domicile:
Phone, fax, and email:

Deposit account #_____________________


Name ______________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
DO NOT WRITE HERE
Page 1 of ______ pages

*17 U.S.C. 506(e): Any person who knowingly makes a false representation of a material fact in the application for copyright registration provided for by section 409, or in any written statement filed in connection
with the application, shall be fined not more than $2,500.
Form PA-Short Rev: 02/2012 Printed on recycled paper

U.S. Government Printing Office: 2012-xxx-xxx/xx,xxx

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