The U.S. Copyright Office has developed a special kit for registering
on-line works called, surprisingly, *Kit #125: Copyright Registration
for On-line Works.*  Currently, they do not have the kit posted on their
website.

Nevertheless, you can get the kit for free by leaving your name and
address (and indicating the kit number and title) at the following
24-hour Copyright Office hotline:  202/707-9100.  From what I
understand, the registration procedures for on-line works is similar to
those for other media.

Barry G. Szczesny, Esq.
Government Affairs Counsel
Government and Public Affairs
American Association of Museums
1575 Eye Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC  20005

202/289-9125 Phone
202/289-6578 Fax
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http://www.aam-us.org  Website





> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Friedman [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Sunday, September 06, 1998 7:55 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Registration of Copyright
>
> How can a Museum go about registering a copyright for their web site
> with the Library of Congress?
>
> I read in a magazine it was a good thing to do, but I was not sure if
> it
> qualified as a periodical or not? They referred to the site
> http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/ but I could not make any clear
> decision
> there.
>
> Mark
>
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