united states copyright office
The Copyright Office is responsible for administering the laws governing registration of original works, recordation of title and licenses, a number of statutory licensing provisions, and other aspects of the 1976 Copyright Act and the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The USCO website, www.copyright.gov, offers guidance on copyright law, current policy issues, as well as forms and instructions for registering work.
The USCO also provides videos on a variety of specific subject matters related to copyright: [Click Here]
The USCO provides specific tutorials for registering works:
Group Registration of Published Works: [Click Here]
Group Registration of Unpublished Works: [Click Here]
Standard Application (Single Work): [Click Here]
Submitting Your Work to the Copyright Office: [Click Here]
united states copyright law
United States copyright law is codified in Title 17 of the United States Code. Title 17 includes separate chapters on subjects such as Copyright ownership, Duration of copyright, Copyright registration, Infringement and remedies, and DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act).
A number of the most relevant sections of Title 17:
Definitions: [Click Here]
Exclusive Rights of a Copyright Holder: [Click Here]
Ownership of Copyright: [Click Here]
Duration of Copyright: [Click Here]
Remedies for Infringement: [Click Here]
Fair use: [Click Here]
Removal of or Providing False Copyright Management Information: [Click Here]
Pacer
PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is an electronic public access service of United States federal court documents. PACER allows users to obtain case and complete docket information from the United States district courts, United States courts of appeals, and United States bankruptcy courts. It currently holds more than 500 million documents.
Pixsy
Pixsy’s mission is to empower creatives around the world to be in control of how, where and when their work is used. Pixsy provide a suite of tools and services to find, manage and resolve cases of unauthorized use, as well as access to legal support and compensation.