What is involved with registering my copyright?

Registration involves submitting the required registration form and registration fee (which can vary depending on the type of work and whether the form is filed online) to the U.S. Copyright Office.  Registration will require the disclosure of: (1) the eligible work’s author(s); and (2) any preexisting works that were made a part of the eligible work sought to be registered.  The work sought to be registered with the U.S. Copyright Office generally must be included in the application for registration.  In addition, unrelated to the application for registration, within three months of publication of a copyrighted work, a copy of the work must generally be deposited with the Library of Congress.