* Copyrights registered at the U.S. Copyright Office on artistic work which may include literary, dramatic, artistic and certain other intellectual works. Figure for 2011 is nto available. The data have been rounded to provide better understanding of the statistics. The figures for before 2002 come from a previous National Arts Index edition.
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Copyrights registered on artistic works in the U.S. 1999-2013
This graph depicts the number of copyrights registered on artistic works at the U.S. copyright office from 1999 to 2013. In 2003, 534,122 registrations were made.
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Americans for the Arts. (April 8, 2016). Annual copyrights registered on artistic works in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/192846/artistic-works-copyrights-registered-in-the-us-since-1999/
Americans for the Arts. "Annual copyrights registered on artistic works in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in 1,000s)*." Chart. April 8, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/192846/artistic-works-copyrights-registered-in-the-us-since-1999/
Americans for the Arts. (2016). Annual copyrights registered on artistic works in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in 1,000s)*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/192846/artistic-works-copyrights-registered-in-the-us-since-1999/
Americans for the Arts. "Annual Copyrights Registered on Artistic Works in The United States from 1999 to 2013 (in 1,000s)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Apr 2016, /statistics/192846/artistic-works-copyrights-registered-in-the-us-since-1999/
Americans for the Arts, Annual copyrights registered on artistic works in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in 1,000s)* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/192846/artistic-works-copyrights-registered-in-the-us-since-1999/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Annual copyrights registered on artistic works in the United States from 1999 to 2013 (in 1,000s)* [Graph], Americans for the Arts, April 8, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/192846/artistic-works-copyrights-registered-in-the-us-since-1999/
