aid: us-copyright-office url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-copyright-office/refs/heads/main/apis.yml apis: - aid: us-copyright-office:copyright-public-records name: Copyright Public Records System tags: - Copyright - Public Records - Federal Government humanURL: https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/ properties: - url: https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/ type: Documentation - url: https://www.copyright.gov/public-records/ type: GettingStarted - url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-copyright-office/refs/heads/main/json-schema/us-copyright-office-registration-schema.json type: JSONSchema title: Copyright Registration Schema - url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-copyright-office/refs/heads/main/json-schema/us-copyright-office-recordation-schema.json type: JSONSchema title: Copyright Recordation Schema description: >- The Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) provides access to U.S. copyright registration and recordation data with advanced search capabilities and improved interfaces. Replaced the Online Public Catalog in June 2025 and contains records from 1978 onward. - aid: us-copyright-office:copyright-bulk-datasets name: Copyright Bulk Datasets tags: - Copyright - Bulk Data - Federal Government - Open Data humanURL: https://www.copyright.gov/economic-research/usco-datasets/ properties: - url: https://www.copyright.gov/economic-research/usco-datasets/ type: Documentation - url: https://data.copyright.gov type: DataAPI title: Bulk Data Download Portal description: >- Bulk download of approximately 22 million U.S. copyright registration records from January 1, 1978 to June 27, 2025. Available in raw unparsed MARC, parsed CSV, and tabular CSV formats. Includes registrations, renewals, cancellations, preregistrations, and recordations across all copyright categories. - aid: us-copyright-office:licensing-documents-search name: Licensing Documents Search tags: - Copyright - Licensing - Federal Government humanURL: https://licensing.copyright.gov/lds/ properties: - url: https://licensing.copyright.gov/lds/ type: Documentation description: >- Searchable directory of licensing documents including compulsory license statements of account, royalty payments, and statutory license records maintained by the Copyright Office. - aid: us-copyright-office:dmca-designated-agent name: DMCA Designated Agent Directory tags: - Copyright - DMCA - Federal Government humanURL: https://www.copyright.gov/dmca-directory/ properties: - url: https://www.copyright.gov/dmca-directory/ type: Documentation - url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-copyright-office/refs/heads/main/json-schema/us-copyright-office-dmca-agent-schema.json type: JSONSchema title: DMCA Designated Agent Schema description: >- Searchable directory of Online Service Providers (OSPs) that have registered DMCA designated agents with the U.S. Copyright Office per Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. name: US Copyright Office tags: - Copyright - Federal Government - Intellectual Property - Open Data type: Index image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg access: 3rd-Party created: '2024-12-03' modified: '2026-05-03' position: Consumer description: >- The US Copyright Office is a government agency responsible for administering and enforcing copyright laws in the United States. The office is responsible for registering and documenting copyright claims, maintaining the public catalog of copyright records, providing bulk data downloads of registration records, and administering licensing programs. The Copyright Office provides open bulk datasets of approximately 22 million registration records and is modernizing its systems through the Enterprise Copyright System (ECS) program. common: - type: Website url: https://www.copyright.gov/ - type: Documentation url: https://www.copyright.gov/public-records/ title: Search Copyright Records - type: DataAPI url: https://data.copyright.gov title: Bulk Data Downloads - type: GettingStarted url: https://www.copyright.gov/registration/ title: Register Your Work - type: FAQ url: https://www.copyright.gov/eco/faq.html title: Online Registration FAQs - type: TermsOfService url: https://www.copyright.gov/en/about/policies/ title: Website Policies - type: Contact url: https://www.copyright.gov/about/contact/ title: Contact the Copyright Office - type: Features data: - name: Copyright Registration Bulk Data description: >- Approximately 22 million copyright registration records from 1978 to present available for bulk download in MARC, parsed CSV, and tabular CSV formats across all copyright work categories. - name: Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) description: >- Advanced search system for copyright registration and recordation data, replacing the Online Public Catalog in June 2025. - name: Online Registration (eCO) description: >- Electronic Copyright Office registration system for submitting new copyright registration applications online. - name: Licensing Documents Search description: >- Searchable database of compulsory license statements of account and royalty payments filed with the Copyright Office. - name: DMCA Designated Agent Directory description: >- Directory of online service providers that have registered DMCA designated agents per Section 512 of the DMCA. - name: Enterprise Copyright System Modernization description: >- Ongoing modernization of all Copyright Office IT systems into a unified, interconnected digital infrastructure. - type: UseCases data: - name: Copyright Research and Due Diligence description: >- Searching copyright records to determine ownership, registration status, and rights information for works before licensing or use. - name: Bulk Data Analysis and Research description: >- Downloading bulk copyright registration datasets for academic research, legal analysis, or statistical studies of copyright registration trends. - name: DMCA Compliance description: >- Looking up DMCA designated agents for online service providers to send takedown notices per Section 512 requirements. - name: Licensing Compliance Verification description: >- Searching licensing documents to verify statutory license compliance and royalty payment records. - name: Orphan Works Identification description: >- Using copyright records to research ownership of works when rights holders cannot be identified or located. - type: Vocabulary url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-copyright-office/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/us-copyright-office-vocabulary.yml title: US Copyright Office Vocabulary - type: JSONLD url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-copyright-office/refs/heads/main/json-ld/us-copyright-office-context.jsonld title: US Copyright Office JSON-LD Context - type: Integrations data: - name: Library of Congress description: >- Copyright Office is a department of the Library of Congress; data integrates with LC catalog systems and MARC format records. - name: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office description: >- Collaborates with USPTO on intellectual property policy, including joint AI and copyright/patent studies. maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com specificationVersion: '0.19'