Copyright statistics for 1951

Copyright Registrations for Books, January-June 1951
Books published in the United States 5,666
Books in foreign languages first published abroad 2,020
Books in the English language first published abroad 555
Total 8,241
Renewals: Class A other than 560 contributions to Periodicals listed in Part 1B 1,393
Copyright Registrations for Books, July-December 1951
Books published in the United States 5,793
Books in foreign languages first published abroad 1,422
Books in the English language first published abroad 571
Total 7,786
Renewals 1,150
Copyright Registrations for Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, January-June 1951
Pamphlets and serials 16,068
Contributions to periodicals 1,672
Total 17,830
Renewals: Contributions to Periodicals 418
Copyright Registrations for Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, July-December 1951
Pamphlets and serials 14,427
Contributions to periodicals 1,652
Total 16,079
Renewals: Contributions to Periodicals 247
Copyright Registrations of Periodicals, January-June 1951
Periodicals 28,720
Renewals 1,025
Copyright Registrations of Periodicals, July-December 1951
Periodicals 25,527
Renewals 1,162
Copyright Registrations for Music, January-June 1951
Musical compositions published in the United States 4,085
Musical compositions published abroad 3,731
Total registrations for published music 7,816
Unpublished music 18,073
Renewals 4,427
Copyright Registrations for Music, July-December 1951
Musical compositions published in the United States 3,718
Musical compositions published abroad 2,917
Total registrations for published music 6,635
Unpublished music 16,933
Renewals 4,078
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, January-June 1951
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 282
Class D: Published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 347
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,762
Total 2,391
Renewals, Class C 4
Renewals, Class D 276
Renewals, Class A 5
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, July-December 1951
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 350
Class D: Published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 361
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,467
Total 2,178
Renewals, Class C 2
Renewals, Class D 180
Renewals, Class A 0
Copyright Registrations for Maps, January-June 1951
Class F: Maps published in the United States 1,222
Class F: Maps published outside the United States 5
Total 1,227
Renewals 349
Copyright Registrations for Maps, July-December 1951
Class F: Maps published in the United States 930
Class F: Maps published outside the United States 1
Total 931
Renewals 223
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, January-June 1951
Class G: Published works of art and designs for works of art 783
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 956
Class H: Reproductions of works of art 265
Class I: Published drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character 270
Class I: Unpublished drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character 188
Class J: Published photographs 322
Class J: Unpublished photographs 123
Class K: Prints and pictorial illustrations 2,051
Total 4,958
Renewals, Class G 4
Renewals, Class I 0
Renewals, Class J 11
Renewals, Class K 97
Total renewals 112
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, July-December 1951
Class G: Published works of art and designs for works of art 708
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 873
Class H: Reproductions of works of art 274
Class I: Published drawings or plastic works of a scientific or techn ical character 257
Class I: Unpublished drawings or plastic works of a scientific or tec hnical character 218
Class J: Published photographs 263
Class J: Unpublished photographs 193
Class K: Prints and pictorial illustrations 1,489
Total 4,275
Renewals, Class G 22
Renewals, Class I 26
Renewals, Class J 12
Renewals, Class K 26
Total renewals 86
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, January-June 1951
Commercial prints and labels 6,154
Renewals 51
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, July-December 1951
Commercial prints and labels 5,570
Renewals 37
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, January-June 1951
Class L: Published motion picture photoplays 441
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 2
Class M: Published motion pictures other than photoplays 578
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 53
Filmstrips registered in Class J 445
Total 1,519
Renewals: Classes L and M 99
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, July-December 1951
Class L: Published motion picture photoplays 380
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 0
Class M: Published motion pictures other than photoplays 547
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 50
Filmstrips registered in Classes A and J 312
Total 1,289
Renewals: Classes L and M 180

The above figures show original and renewal registrations for the categories shown above for the time periods shown, but do not necessarily represent the exact number of entries in these issues of the Catalog.

Table above based on tables in issues of the Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1951. (Return to 1951 records.)