---
title: "Check the Five-Year Copyright Registration Window"
description: "Registration within five years of publication is prima facie evidence of the certificate facts. Registration is also required before a U.S. work can be the subject of an infringement lawsuit."
category: "creative"
last_verified: 2026-10-04
freshness: green
published: 2026-10-04
canonical_url: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/check-the-five-year-copyright-registration-window.html
companion_app_url: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/copyright-registration-window.html
companion_apps:
  - app_slug: "copyright-registration-window"
    title: "Compare Registration with the Five-Year Date"
    url: "https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/copyright-registration-window.html"
    price: "Free"
reading_time_minutes: 3
tags: ["creative", "official-source", "local-first", "copyright-registration-window"]
---

# Check the Five-Year Copyright Registration Window

Registration within five years of publication is prima facie evidence of the certificate facts. Registration is also required before a U.S. work can be the subject of an infringement lawsuit.

**The guide is free.** Each Companion App has its own free workflow. Any paid option is listed only for that App.

## Who it's for

A creator who published a work and needs the five-year registration date.

## Companion Apps (1)

### Compare Registration with the Five-Year Date

- Open the app: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/copyright-registration-window.html
- Purpose: Compare a registration date with five years after first publication.

#### What's free

- Compare a registration date with five years after first publication.
- See the verdict, the reason, what would change it, and the next step.
- Copy, download, or print the result. A real deadline can download a calendar file.
- No account, upload, or payment is required.

#### Optional paid add-on

This App has no paid add-on. The free workflow is the complete listed tool.

## Sources & verification

- Tool: GratisAI official-figure calculator (no account, no upload)
- Primary source: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html — checked 2026-10-04
- Last verification: 2026-10-04 (green)

## Use it

- Interactive guide: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/check-the-five-year-copyright-registration-window.html
- Compare Registration with the Five-Year Date: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/copyright-registration-window.html
- This machine-readable mirror: /mirrors/check-the-five-year-copyright-registration-window.md

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