One problem. One simple solution.
Copyright what you made. We get every answer right.
Answer a few plain questions. We pick the right filing and give you the exact answer for every box on the government's form, screen by screen. You file it online in minutes.
Start my filing$39 $19 for your filing packet. You pay the Copyright Office its own fee when you file.
What you can copyright here
If you made it yourself, you can probably register it. Tell us in your own words and AI sorts out where it fits.
Writing
A book, story, poem, article or blog post.
Art and photos
A drawing, painting, illustration, design or a photo you took.
Songs and recordings
Music, lyrics, a recorded song, a podcast or an audiobook.
Video and scripts
A film, an online video, a screenplay or a play.
We do not handle trademarks, patents, software, or names, slogans and logos. Those are not covered by a copyright filing.
How it works
The government form is long, and one wrong choice can get it refused or cost you more. We take the guessing out.
Answer a few questions
What you made, who made it, and whether it has been published. One short question at a time.
Get your filing packet
We pick the lowest-cost filing your work qualifies for and give you every answer, in the order the form asks.
File it yourself online
On the U.S. Copyright Office website, with your free account. Copy each answer into its box.
Pay their fee, upload your work
You pay the Copyright Office directly and upload your work there. You get a case number as proof.
Example from a filing packet
Step 6. Author
- Individual author
- Pat Example
- Work made for hire
- No
- Author created
- text
Every screen of the government's form, in order, with the exact answer for each box and a Copy button next to it. Download it as a PDF too.
Two simple prices
You pay us $39 $19 for your filing packet. When you file, you pay the U.S. Copyright Office its own fee. We tell you which one applies before you pay us anything.
One work, made by you alone
$45
Copyright Office fee
One book, one song, one picture. You made all of it yourself, you own it, and no AI made any part of it.
Standard filing
$65
Copyright Office fee
One work made with other people or for a company, owned by someone else, or with parts made by AI or by others.
A group of unpublished works
$85
Copyright Office fee
2 to 10 works that have not been published, by the same people. One filing instead of one each.
Good to know before you pay
The plain facts, including the parts nobody likes. Please read them.
You file it, not us. For now.
The Copyright Office's online portal does not yet allow our AI agents to file on a customer's behalf, and filing by mail costs far more in government fees. So for now we put your complete packet together, step by step, and you submit it online yourself, hassle free. You need a free account in your own name, and about 20 to 30 minutes. Until then, our price is $39 $19. When the portal is updated to accept agent submissions, we will make this a complete start-to-finish service at our regular prices.
You pay the government fee yourself
Our price does not include it. You pay the Copyright Office $45, $65 or $85 when you file. It is not refundable once you submit, even if they say no.
Work made by AI cannot be copyrighted
The Copyright Office only registers what a person made. If AI made all of it, we tell you and we will not take your money. If AI made part of it, your packet lists those parts so they are left out, as the Office requires.
The government is slow
Filing takes minutes. Then the Copyright Office reviews it, which usually takes a few months. The certificate comes by mail from them.
The Copyright Office decides
We get the answers right. We cannot promise they will approve it. Names, titles, slogans and ideas cannot be copyrighted at all.
Your filing is a public record
The owner's name and mailing address go into a public record that anyone can search. You may use a business address or a P.O. box.
They may write to you
If the Copyright Office has a question, it writes to you directly, because you are the one who filed. We are happy to help you read it.
We keep your packet for one year
Your private packet page stays open for one year, then we delete it. We do not keep it. You can download it as a PDF any time before then.
Copyright Man is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. We prepare your filing; you file it yourself on the U.S. Copyright Office website. The Copyright Office, not Copyright Man, decides whether to register a work.