Publications of the Copyright Office1951
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, 1947 to date.
Published semiannually in 11 sections. Annual subscription price for all sections, $20.00.
Lists annually the works registered in the Copyright Office, currently amounting to 200,000 books, pamphlets, periodicals, dramas, musical compositions, maps, works of art, prints and labels, motion pictures, and filmstrips registered in the Copyright Office.
Published by authority of sections 210 and 211 of Title 17 of the United States Code. Section 210 provides: "The current catalog of copyright entries and the index volumes herein provided for shall be admitted in any court as prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein as regards any copyright registration."
Certain parts constitute basic bibliographies in their fields and represent the only comprehensive listing of their respective materials.
Subscriptions may be placed for one or more parts or for the whole series. The prices given below are for an annual subscription.
Order from, and make remittances payable to, the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, Washington 25, D. C.
Write to the Register of Copyrights concerning availability and prices of the Catalog before 1947.
Books and Selected Pamphlets(Part 1A).
Lists annually about 15,000 registrations for books and selected pamphlets, of which some 30 percent were first published abroad. Alphabetical arrangement by author, with title index. $3.00.
Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals(Part 1B).
Lists annually about 39,000 registrations. Alphabetical arrangement by author. $3.00.
Periodicals(Part 2).
Lists annually about 55,000 registrations, under 4,000 titles, of periodicals and newspapers. Alphabetical arrangement by title. Contains supplementary list of new periodicals. $2.00.
Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery(Parts 3 and 4).
Lists annually about 6,000 registrations, approximately 60 percent of which are unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works. Alphabetical arrangement by author, except that radio and television programs are listed under title. Lectures, sermons, and addresses are also included in this Catalog. $2.00.
Published Music(Part 5A).
Lists annually about 15,000 registrations of published music, of which approximately one-third were published abroad. Alphabetical arrangement by composer or author, with title index, claimant index, and classified index. $3.00.
Unpublished Music(Part 5B).
Lists annually about 40,000 registrations of unpublished music. Alphabetical arrangement by title. $3.00.
Renewal Registrations—Music(Part 5C, formerly Part 14B).
Lists annually about 8,500 renewal copyright registrations for musical compositions. Alphabetical arrangement by title. $2.00.
Maps and Atlases(Part 6).
Lists annually about 1,500 registrations for maps, atlases, and globes. Alphabetical arrangement under name of person or organization primarily responsible for the content of the map, with cross-references from geographical areas. Numbers for 1951 and later contain a subject and area index and a list of publishers with complete addresses. $1.00.
Works of Art, Reproductions of Works of Art, Scientific and Technical Drawings, Photographic Works, Prints and Pictorial Illustrations(Parts 7-11A).
Lists annually about 10,000 registrations in five sections, each of which consists of an alphabetical arrangement of complete entries under author, claimant, or other heading appropriate to the class. $2.00.
Commercial Prints and Labels(Part 11B).
Lists annually about 13,000 registrations for prints and labels published in connection with the sale or advertisement of articles of merchandise and registered for copyright. Alphabetical arrangement by claimant. $2.00.
Motion Pictures and Filmstrips(Parts 12 and 13).
Lists annually about 2,500 registrations for filmstrips and theatrical and nontheatrical motion pictures. Alphabetical arrangement by title, with a classified list arranged under headings which indicate the general nature or intended use of the films, a subject index for nontheatrical films, and an index of claimants, producing companies, sponsors, and authors. $1.00.
Renewal Registrations—Literature, Art, Film(Part 14A).
Available for 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1950.Renewal registrations for 1951 and later are listed with their respective classes, except music renewals which are listed in Part 5C, described above.$1.00.
Dramatic Compositions Copyrighted in the United States, 1870 to 1916.2 vols. 1918.
Includes all titles for dramatic works registered from July 21, 1870, to December 31, 1916, inclusive; upwards of 60,000 titles. Alphabetical arrangement by title, with index of claimants, authors, editors, etc. $4.00.
Motion Pictures, 1912-39.(Catalog of Copyright Entries, Cumulative Series.) 1951.
Describes over 50,000 motion pictures registered in the Copyright Office during the years 1912-39. $18.00.
The following publications may be ordered from the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, Washington 25, D. C., or from the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C.
Copyright in Congress, 1789-1904.A bibliography and chronological record of all proceedings in Congress in relation to copyright. (Bulletin 8) 468 p. 1905. Cloth, 65 cents.
Copyright Law of the United States of America.(Bulletin 14), 1949 edition. 15 cents.
Decisions of the United States Courts Involving Copyright.
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTESDuplicate numbers occasionally occurred in series numbers. Occasionally corrected series number where a number was skipped and the following number was duplicated, e.g. if no number 7 and two number 8s then first 8 was changed to 7. Series numbers were otherwise unchanged.The copyright number for DISGUISED BUT DISCOVERED on p.194was illegible but closest match would be LP3036 (LP??36).Number 9 missing from THE EXPLOITS OF ELAINE series on p.229.Corrected date on JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHERN p.431from 1936 to 1916. All index references showed 1916; also release date was 18Jan16. "Brethern" spelling confirmed by index entries.A line of text is missing from NOBLE SISSLE AND EUBIE BLAKE INTER-NATIONAL STARS OF SYNCOPATION, OFFERTHEIR ORIGINAL PRESENTATION OF SYNCOPATED DITTIES: I WONDER WHERE MY SWEETIE CAN BE on p.594. Part in italics here is the the likely missing text. Suggested by similarity to following entry.Number 1 missing from THE PERILS OF PAULINE series on p.657.Number 1 missing from the ROAD O' STRIFE series on p.718.Numbers 3 and 76 missing from the UNIVERSAL SCREEN MAGAZINE. 1916-19 series on p.903.Added the missing number 1 before "reel" in SHOT IN THE DUMBWAITER on p.768.The "Adventures of Mr. Nobody Holme" under POWERS, TOM E. on p.1139has no corresponding entry in the Motion Pictures list.Corrected spelling, accents, grammar, hyphenation, and punctuation of names according to the following guidelines. For movies the main Motion Pictures list determined usage unless all index entries indicate otherwise. For individuals and companies the Index listing determined usage unless all Motion Pictures list entries indicate otherwise. For example, Pathe and Pathé accent usage differs by company.Otherwise retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed.Silently corrected simple spelling, grammar, and typographical errors of other than names of movies, persons, and companies.
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