Registration advice centre
Our knowledge base provides instant access to the answers for many common questions, or will put you in touch with an advisor who is able to help.
Please understand that our advisors can only respond to questions regarding registration. We cannot provide advice on licensing or legal issues, or comment on individual cases. You may wish to see our links pages for other related services.
Help pages and factsheets
The information pages and fact sheets listed below provide answers to most questions we receive regarding your rights and registration.
Help pages
The answers to our most commonly asked questions about copyright.
Answers to frequently asked questions about registration.
Postal copyright registration questions
Answers most questions about the postal registration process. Also, if you are submitting by post, and are unsure what format to send your registration, or how to register an unusual item, the registration format pages will help you decide.
Answers most questions about the online registration process. Registering online is by far the most popular method. For most applicants, online registration provides a faster and cheaper way to register work securly.
Fact sheets
P-08: Copyright law - The Berne Convention
P-14: The Universal Copyright Convention
P-15: Designs and design rights
P-17: Updating copyright registrations
P-18: Names, titles and copyright
P-19: Using registered notices
P-24 Registering photographic works
P-25 Registering literary works
P-26 Registering art and design work
Our most popular fact sheets, ‘P-01 UK copyright law’, ‘P-03 Using copyright notices’, ‘P-27 Using the work of others’ and ‘P-05 Copyright infringement’ are available in a free to reproduce PDF format for educational establishments, libraries, advice centres and other non-commercial organisations. Download the free fact sheet pack.
Information pack
Our copyright information and registration pack also contains fact sheets and registration application form F-01.
