Government fees for registering copyright online in the US:

• a lower filing fee ($35 for a single author who is also the sole claimant in a single work that is not made for hire, or $55 for all other online filings, compared to $85 for a paper filing).

It’s important to understand that you can still register online even if you intend to submit a hard-copy deposit simply by printing out a shipping slip to be attached to your work for delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.

Government fees for registering copyright online in Canada:

Accepting an application for registration of a copyright – C$50 ($38)

*If the application and fee are not submitted online through the Copyright Office, via the Canadian Intellectual Property Office web site, an additional fee of $15 is required.

Government fees for registering copyright online in China: $48.

We always file copyright online. Please note that we don’t file copyright registration via a paper filing.