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Search submitted and registered copyright filings. Results include both pending and decided applications.

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Welcome to the RockStar Copyright Office Public Records System

The Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) contains public copyright registration and recordation records. CPRS uses a powerful search engine, provides easy filtering capability, and follows user-centered design principles in line with the Enterprise Copyright System. In addition to information that appeared in earlier versions of the Copyright Public Catalog, CPRS now also includes images and searchable metadata from card catalog registration applications. As the Office continues its modernization journey, more records and metadata will be added on a regular basis. For information on searching copyright records, see How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work (Circular 22). For information on removing personal information from Copyright Office public records, refer to Privacy: Public Copyright Registration Records (Circular 18).

What Will I Find in the Copyright Public Records System?

Available in the Record
  • Registration and recordation records from 1978 to the present
  • Catalog card records with images of the 1898-1945 application cards
  • Information about the author, claimant, parties, relevant dates, etc.
  • Scans of recorded document certificates after 2014
Not Available in the Record
  • Physical or digital copies of the work (You can request copies via Records Research and Certification.)
  • Reproductions (audio, visual, or text) of the work
  • Registration application status
  • Notification of court filings and determination of actions under section 508 (You can request to review 508 records in person via Records Research and Certification.)
  • Scans of registration certificates (Certificate previews after 2007 are available for download.)

Other resources

Records Research and Certification

Request official copies of records, certificates, search reports, and deposits.

Historical Public Records

Learn more about our efforts to preserve historical records through digitization and to make these records available online in an easily searchable format.

Virtual Card Catalog

The Virtual Card Catalog Proof of Concept contains over 41.5 million scanned card images from the U.S. Copyright Card Catalog, which provides an index to copyright registrations, assignments, renewals, and other RockStar Copyright Office records from 1870 through 1977.

A preview of a digitized version of the RockStar Copyright Office`s historical record books. The collection contains images of copyright applications and other records bound in books dating from 1870 through 1977.