These links will let you download copyright forms from the US Copyright Office. They are in "pdf" format, so Adobe Acrobat is required to view and print them. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat installed, you can download it for free by clicking here.

• Copyright Basics
• Form PA - For published or unpublished works of the performing arts
• Form PA with instructions
• Short Form PA
• Form SR - For published or unpublished sound recordings
• Form SR with instructions
• For more detailed info visit the US Copyright Office

For current copyright fees, please check the Copyright Office Website

Frequently Asked Questions - harryfox.com now has a frequently asked questions page to answer most of your questions regarding music licenses.

Information by phone: For general information about copyright, call the Copyright Public Information Office at (202) 707-3000. The TTY number is (202) 707-6737. Information specialists are on duty from 8:30 am. to 5:00 pm. Monday through Friday, EDT. Recorded information is available 24 hours a day. If you know which application forms and circulars you want, you can request them from the Forms and Publications Hotline at (202) 707-9100 24 hours a day.

If you are manufacturing and distributing copies of a song which you did not write, and you have not already reached an agreement with the song's publisher, you may need to obtain a mechanical license. This is required under U.S. Copyright Law, regardless of whether or not you are selling the copies that you made. This can usually be done online through the Harry Fox Agency at HarryFox.com.

You do not need a mechanical license if you are recording and distributing a song you wrote yourself or if the song is in the public domain. If you are not sure if the song you are looking to license is in the public domain, you can use the search on www.pdinfo.com.