All copyright application forms are now available online at www.copyright.gov/forms. Here are the forms you’ll most likely require:

Form TX (text) for published and unpublished nondramatic literary works. This comprises the broadest category, covering everything from novels to computer programs, game instructions, and invention proposals.

Form VA (visual arts) for published and unpublished works of the visual arts. This would be for artwork you may have developed as an adjunct to your invention, charts, technical drawings, diagrams, models, and works of artistic craftsmanship.

On the website, you will find additional forms:

Form CA (supplementary) for application for supplementary copyright registration. Use this when an earlier registration has been made in the Copyright Office and some of the facts given in that registration are incorrect or incomplete. Form CA allows you to place the correct or complete fact on record.

Form RE (renewal) for renewal registration. Use this when you want to renew a copyright.

As of this writing, the cost is $35 per registration for a basic claim in an original work of authorship (electronic filing). For a current and comprehensive list of all services and fees, go to www.copyright.gov/docs/fees.html.