| Country | Copyright Agency | Parent Agency (If any) | Duties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) | None | |
| Albania | Albanian Copyright Office | Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports | |
| Algeria | National Office of Copyrights and Related Rights | Ministry of Communication and Culture | |
| Andorra | Ministry of Economy and Finance | None | |
| Angola | National Institute for Cultural Industries (INIC) | Ministry of Culture | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO) | None | |
| Argentina | Directorate General of Copyright | None | |
| Armenia | Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia | Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia | |
| Australia | Copyright Law Branch | Attorney-General | |
| Austria | Federal Ministry of Justice | None | |
| Azerbaijan | The Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan | None | |
| Bahamas | Registrar General's Department | None | |
| Bahrain | Press and Publications Directorate | Ministry of Culture and Information | |
| Bangladesh | Registry of Copyrights | Ministry of Cultural Affairs | |
| Barbados | Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) | Ministry of International Business and International Transport | |
| Belarus | National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) | State Committee on Science and Technologies | |
| Belize | Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) | None | |
| Benin | Beninese Copyright Office (BUBEDRA) | Ministry of Culture and Communication | |
| Bhutan | Intellectual Property Division | Ministry of Economic Affairs | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) | Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina | None | |
| Botswana | Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property | Ministry of Trade and Industry | |
| Brazil | Ministry of Culture | None | |
| Brunei Darussalam | Attorney General's Chambers | None | |
| Bulgaria | Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Directorate | Ministry of Culture | |
| Burkina Faso | Burkinabé Copyright Office (BBDA) | Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism | |
| Burundi | Department of Arts and Culture | Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture | |
| Cambodia | Copyright Department | Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts | |
| Cameroon | WIPOnet Coordinator, Justice Section | Ministry of Culture | |
| Canada | Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) | None | |
| Cape Verde | National Institute of Culture | None | |
| Central African Republic | Centralafrican Copyright Office (BUCADA) | Ministry of Tourism, the Arts and Culture | |
| Chad | Chadian Copyright Office (BUTDRA) | Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports | |
| Chile | Intellectual Property Registry | Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums | |
| China | National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) | None | |
| Colombia | Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor | Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia | |
| Comoros | Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Press | None | |
| Congo | Congolese Copyright Office (BCDA) | Ministry of Culture and the Arts responsible for Tourism | |
| Cook Islands | None | None | |
| Costa Rica | Registro de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos | Ministerio de Justicia | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Ivorian Copyright Office | Ministry of French Language and Culture | |
| Croatia | State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia | None | |
| Cuba | National Copyright Center (CENDA) | Ministry of Culture | |
| Cyprus | Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver | Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism | |
| Czech Republic | Copyright Law Department | Ministry of Culture | |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Copyright Office of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | None | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Directorate of Research, Planning and International Cultural Relations | Ministry of Culture and the Arts | |
| Denmark | Copyright Division | Ministry of Culture | |
| Djibouti | Copyright and Neighboring Rights Office | Ministry of Communication and Culture, responsible for Posts and Telecommunications | |
| Dominica | Companies and Intellectual Property | None | |
| Dominican Republic | National Copyright Office (ONDA) | Ministry of Culture | |
| Ecuador | National Directory of Copyrights and Related Rights | Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI) | |
| Egypt | Permanent Office for the Protection of Copyright | Ministry of Culture | |
| El Salvador | National Center of Registries | None | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Council of Scientific and Technological Research | Presidency of the Government | |
| Eritrea | Department of Culture | Ministry of Information and Culture | |
| Estonia | Estonian Ministry of Culture | None | |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) | None | |
| Fiji | Office of the Attorney-General | Ministry of Justice | |
| Finland | Copyright Council | Ministry of Education | |
| France | Office of Literacy and Artistic Property | Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs | |
| Gabon | National Agency for the Promotion of the Arts and Culture (ANPAC) | None | |
| Gambia | National Centre for Arts and Culture | Ministry of Culture | |
| Georgia | National Intellectual Property Centre (Sakpatenti) | None | |
| Germany | Unit Copyright and Publishing Law | Federal Ministry of Justice | |
| Ghana | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture | |
| Greece | Hellenic Copyright Organization | Ministry of Culture | |
| Grenada | Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property | Ministry of Legal Affairs | |
| Guatemala | Register of Intellectual Property | Ministry of Economic Affairs | |
| Guinea | Guinean Copyright Office | Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Guinean Copyright Society | Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports | |
| Guyana | The Deeds Registry | None | |
| Haiti | Haitian Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture and Communication | |
| Holy See | Judicial Office | Governorate of the Vatican City | |
| Honduras | Directorate General of Intellectual Property | None | |
| Hungary | Copyright Division | Hungarian Patent Office | |
| Iceland | Office of Legal Affairs | Ministry of Education, Science and Culture | |
| India | Copyright Division | Ministry of Human Resource Development | |
| Indonesia | Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights | Department of Law and Human Rights | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Registrar of Copyright, Center for Cultural Studies and Research (CCSR) | Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance | |
| Iraq | Ministry of Culture | None | |
| Ireland | Intellectual Property Unit | Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | |
| Israel | The Director General | Ministry of Justice | |
| Italy | Service III - Copyright and supervision over S.I.A.E. | Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities | |
| Jamaica | Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) | None | |
| Japan | Japan Copyright Office (JCO) | Agency for Cultural Affairs | |
| Jordan | Department of the National Library | Ministry of Culture | |
| Kazakhstan | Committee for Intellectual Property Rights | Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
| Kenya | The Kenya Copyright Board | Office of the Attorney-General | |
| Kuwait | Intellectual Property Department | Ministry of Information | |
| Kyrgyzstan | State Intellectual Property Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) | ||
| Latvia | Ministry of Culture, Copyright and Neighboring Rights Division | None | |
| Lebanon | Office of Intellectual Property | Department of Intellectual Property | |
| Lesotho | Ministry of Law and Constitutional Affairs | None | |
| Liberia | Liberia Copyright Office | None | |
| Liechtenstein | Office of Trade and Transport, Intellectual Property | None | |
| Lithuania | Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania | None | |
| Luxembourg | Ministère de l'économie et du Commerce extérieur | None | |
| Madagascar | Malagasy Copyright Office | Ministry of Information, Culture and Communication | |
| Malawi | Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) | Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture | |
| Malaysia | Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) | None | |
| Maldives | Department of Information and Broadcasting | None | |
| Mali | Malian Copyright Office | None | |
| Malta | Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Investment, Commerce Division | None | |
| Mauritania | Cultural Cooperation and Intellectual Property Department | Ministry of Culture and Islamic Orientation | |
| Mauritius | Ministry of Education, Culture and Human Resources | None | |
| Mexico | National Copyrights Institute | None | |
| Monaco | Intellectual Property Division | Department of Finance and Economy | |
| Mongolia | Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia | None | |
| Montenegro | Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro | None | |
| Morocco | Copyright Office of Morocco | None | |
| Mozambique | Department of Copyright | Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports | |
| Myanmar | Ministry of Home Affairs | None | |
| Nauru | Office of the Registrar of Patents, Trade Marks and Copyright | Department of Justice | |
| Nepal | Ministry of Federal Affairs, Constituent Assembly, Parliamentary Affairs and Culture | None | |
| Netherlands | Bureau for Intellectual Property | Ministry of Justice | |
| New Zealand | Ministry of Economic Development | None | |
| Nicaragua | Office Nacion de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos | Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio | |
| Niger | Niger Copyright Office (BNDA) | Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture | |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Copyright Commission | Federal Ministry of Information and Culture | |
| Norway | Royal Ministry of Cultural Affairs | None | |
| Oman | Ministry of Commerce and Industry | None | |
| Pakistan | None | None | None |
| Palau | None | None | None |
| Panama | Copyright Office | Ministry of Education | |
| Sri Lanka | National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka | None | |
| Sudan | Federal Council of Artistic and Literary Works | Ministry of Culture and Information | |
| Suriname | Intellectual Property Office | Ministry of Justice and Police | |
| Swaziland | Intellectual Property Office | Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade | |
| Sweden | Division of Intellectual Property and Transport Law | Ministry of Justice | |
| Switzerland | Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property | None | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture | |
| Tajikistan | Agency of Copyright and Related Rights | Ministry of Culture | |
| Thailand | Department of Intellectual Property | Ministry of Commerce | |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Copyright and Related Rights Protection | Ministry of Culture | |
| Togo | Togolese Copyright Office | Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport | |
| Tonga | Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries | None | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Intellectual Property Office | Ministry of Legal Affairs | |
| Tunisia | Tunisian Organism for the Protection of Authors' Rights | None | |
| Turkey | Directorate General of Copyrights and Cinema | Ministry of Culture | |
| Uganda | Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) | None | |
| Ukraine | Ukranian Agency of Copyright and Related Rights, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine | None | |
| United Arab Emirates | Ministry of Information and Culture, Copyright Department | None | |
| United Kingdom | The Intellectual Property Office, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Copyright and Enforcement Directorate | None | |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA), Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) | Ministry of Industry and Trade | |
| United States of America | Copyright Office | Library of Congress | |
| Uruguay | Ministry of Education and Culture, Copyright Council | None | |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbek Republican Agency for Copyright | None | |
| Vanuatu | The Vanuatu Financial Services Commission | None | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Comercio | Servicio Autónomo de la Propiedad Intelectual (SAPI) | |
| Viet Nam | Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV) | None | |
| Yemen | Ministry of Culture | None | |
| Zambia | Copyright Administration | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services | |
| Zimbabwe | Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs | Office of the Controller of Patents, Trade Marks and Industrial Designs |
