Copyright Registration Service
Welcome to the website of
the Copyright Registration Service (CRS).
The CRS is a service provided by the Intellectual
Property Rights Office (also referred to as the IP
Rights Office and the IPRO). The purpose of the
CRS is to record and
register the creative output of businesses and individuals in order to protect copyright ownership. This website
has been developed to allow the originators of creative output to
register their work instantly online, without
the need for paper forms or postage.
This website can also be used to
verify registered works online, using the unique
CRS Registration Number
ascribed to each registered work. The retrieval of files can also be requested online, should they become subject
to a copyright dispute, or should a back-up be required.
Register
The CRS can be used by any individual or
organization engaged in the creation of original works which are of
value to them, and which they would like to protect from being copied, sold, or subject to any other unauthorised
use by another party. This includes writers, musicians, artists, photographers, computer programmers, and others.
Any work stored in an accepted electronic data format can be registered through this website, be it textual, audio,
or visual.
To register a work, click
here Verify
If you have seen a work citing a CRS Registration
Number and would like to verify that the
registration is genuine and relates to the work and the
individual/organization in question you can confirm this
using our online verification system.
To verify a work, click
here
Retrieve
If your registered work has become subject to a
copyright dispute, or if you have lost your own copy and
would like a working back-up, you can make a retrieval
request instantly online. Your file will be returned to
you, with documentation supporting your date of
registration if necessary.
To retrieve a work, click
here
Frequently
Asked Questions
If you have any questions regarding the IP Rights
Office or the Copyright Registration Service
please see our FAQ section, which contains answers to
people's most common questions.
To access the FAQ, click
here
Affiliate
Program
To promote awareness of copyright protection and to
encourage more people to take out copyright protection
for their work, the IP Rights Office runs an
affiliate program whereby webmasters are paid US$10 for
every new registrant they refer. The program is free to
join and simply requires a webmaster to place one or
more special links on their site.
To join the affiliate
program, click
here
Contact Us
If you need to contact the IP Rights Office or
have any questions not answered in the FAQ you can
contact us via our webform.
To contact us, click
here
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