Us Copyright Office Registration Structure
A U.S. copyright registration record from the Copyright Public Records System, covering works registered from 1978 onward.
Type: object
Properties: 11
Required: 4
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CopyrightRegistration is a JSON Structure definition published by US Copyright Office, describing 11 properties, of which 4 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.
{
"$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-copyright-office/refs/heads/main/json-structure/us-copyright-office-registration-structure.json",
"name": "CopyrightRegistration",
"description": "A U.S. copyright registration record from the Copyright Public Records System, covering works registered from 1978 onward.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"registration_number": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Official U.S. copyright registration number.",
"example": "TXu002345678"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Title of the copyrighted work.",
"example": "Advanced Machine Learning Techniques"
},
"registration_date": {
"type": "date",
"description": "Date the copyright registration was issued."
},
"effective_date": {
"type": "date",
"description": "Effective date of the copyright registration (usually date of deposit or application)."
},
"work_category": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Category of the copyrighted work.",
"enum": [
"Architectural Drawings",
"Art Works",
"Choreography",
"Dramatic Works",
"Machine Readable Works",
"Motion Pictures",
"Musical Works",
"Non-Dramatic Literary Works",
"Photos/Slides",
"Sound Recordings",
"Technical Drawings",
"Textiles",
"Toys/Games"
]
},
"claimants": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Copyright claimants (rights holders) for this work.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the copyright claimant."
},
"claimant_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"Individual",
"Organization",
"Estate"
],
"description": "Type of claimant entity."
}
},
"required": [
"name"
]
}
},
"authors": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Authors or creators of the work.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the author or creator."
},
"authorship": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Nature of the author's contribution.",
"example": "Text"
}
},
"required": [
"name"
]
}
},
"year_completed": {
"type": "int32",
"description": "Year the work was completed or first published.",
"example": 2024
},
"basis_of_claim": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The basis for the copyright claim (e.g., new work, derivative).",
"enum": [
"New Work",
"Compilation",
"Derivative Work",
"Translation",
"Revised Work"
]
},
"previous_registration": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Previous registration number if this is a derivative or revised work."
},
"record_status": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Current status of the registration record.",
"enum": [
"Active",
"Cancelled",
"Renewed",
"Superseded"
]
}
},
"required": [
"registration_number",
"title",
"registration_date",
"work_category"
]
}