INSTRUCTIONS: ADJUNCT APPLICATION FOR COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION FOR A GROUP OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS (Form GR/CP)

People who wish to copyright a group of creative works which appeared in different periodicals will wish to file an Adjunct Application For Copyright Registration For A Group Of Contributions To Periodicals. This Form GR/CP must be submitted along with another copyright application for a Form TX (for literary work), Form VA (visual arts) or Form PA (performing arts as appropriate). The contributions in questions must all have been written by the same person and published within a year of each other. This article discusses registering literary works. All these forms can be obtained from the website of the United States Copyright Office.

Adjunct Application For Copyright Registration For A Group Of Contributions To Periodicals GR/CP Step 1: Fill out the Form TX. Check off which you are submitting under Section A.

Adjunct Application For Copyright Registration For A Group Of Contributions To Periodicals GR/CP Step 2: Under Section B, enter all information requested for every separate contribution, including the initial date of publication, name of the contribution, the volume and number of the periodical in which it was published, the page numbers of the article, and the country where the work was first published. 19 slots are available. If you need to describe more contributions, attach additional Form GR/CPs as necessary.

Adjunct Application For Copyright Registration For A Group Of Contributions To Periodicals GR/CP Step 3: Begin filling out the Form TX. Under section 1, do not list the titles of the works being registered. Instead, write "See Form GR/CP attached" in this space.

Adjunct Application For Copyright Registration For A Group Of Contributions To Periodicals GR/CP Step 4: Under section 2, list all information requested about the author.

Adjunct Application For Copyright Registration For A Group Of Contributions To Periodicals GR/CP Step 5: Under section 3, where asked to enter the date of creation, write the year the last article was completed.

Adjunct Application For Copyright Registration For A Group Of Contributions To Periodicals GR/CP Step 6: No other exceptions apply to complete the Form TX. Follow the instructions that come with this form. Submit this form along with the Form GR/CP to the United States Copyright Office at the address listed in the instructions.