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 for Published Music, January-June 1951
Musical compositions published in the United States 4,085
Musical compositions published abroad 3,731
Total 7,816
Copyright Registrations for Published Music, July-December 1951
Musical compositions published in the United States 3,718
Musical compositions published abroad 2,917
Total 6,635
Copyright Registrations for Unpublished Music, 1951
Unpublished music, January-June 18,073
Unpublished music, July-December 16,933
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Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,762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Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,467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 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
Renewal Copyright Registrations For Selected other Classes, 1951
Class Type of work January - June 1951 July - December 1951
GWorks of art 4 22
HReproductions of works of art - -
IScientific and technical drawings 0 26
JPhotographic works 11 12
KPrints and pictorial illustrations 97 26
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.)