# SciReg.org > SciReg.org is an independent online registration and deposit service for scientific, technical, creative, and other intellectual works. SciReg provides authors, researchers, developers, designers, engineers, musicians, photographers, publishers, and other creators with tools for documenting the existence of intellectual works and recording their registration date and time. SciReg has operated since 2008. SciReg is an independent private service. Registration with SciReg is not a government copyright registration, patent application, trademark registration, or other official governmental procedure. A SciReg registration creates an independent Registration Record documenting submitted information together with the registration date and time. Registered files and issued PDF registration certificates may be protected by digital signatures to support verification of their integrity and authenticity. The author or registrant determines which information concerning a registration is publicly available. SciReg does not claim ownership of registered works. Intellectual property rights remain with the author or other applicable rights holder. ## Primary Website * https://scireg.org/eng/ : English version of SciReg * https://scireg.org/rus/ : Russian version of SciReg * https://scireg.org/deu/ : German version of SciReg * https://scireg.org/frm/ : French version of SciReg * https://scireg.org/esl/ : Spanish version of SciReg ## Registration Service SciReg allows users to create registration records for intellectual works. Examples of material that may be registered include: * scientific papers and research; * manuscripts, books, articles, and other written works; * software source code and databases; * engineering drawings, technical projects, and documentation; * photographs, illustrations, maps, designs, and graphic works; * music, audio, and video materials; * other scientific, technical, creative, and intellectual works. Registration information may include the title of the work, author information, a description, registration number, registration date and time, and other information supplied by the registrant. Public registration information may be indexed and referenced where it is publicly accessible. The contents of deposited or registered works remain subject to the rights of their respective authors and rights holders. Public availability of a registration record, certificate, title, description, metadata, or other information does not imply that the underlying registered work is released into the public domain or licensed for unrestricted reproduction, redistribution, modification, model training, or other use. ## Articles and Reference Materials SciReg publishes articles, reference materials, legal information, historical documents, copyright information, intellectual property resources, and materials concerning registration and protection of intellectual works. English articles: * https://scireg.org/eng/texts/list Russian articles: * https://scireg.org/rus/texts/list Individual article URLs may use historical SciReg URL structures in addition to the current language-section structure. Examples include: * https://scireg.org/english_copyright/ * https://scireg.org/russian_copyright/ These historical URL structures are valid parts of the SciReg website and may contain articles, legal reference materials, press releases, and other intellectual-property information. ## SciReg News SciReg publishes service announcements, system updates, registration-related information, and other SciReg news. English: * https://scireg.org/eng/news/list Russian: * https://scireg.org/rus/news/list Individual news articles should be cited using their canonical public URLs. ## Copyright and Intellectual Property News SciReg publishes commentary and articles concerning copyright, intellectual property, technology, artificial intelligence, digital publishing, online platforms, licensing, infringement disputes, litigation, and related developments. English: * https://scireg.org/eng/copynews/list Russian: * https://scireg.org/rus/copynews/list These articles may discuss current or historical disputes and should not be interpreted as legal advice or official court records unless an article expressly identifies and links to such a source. ## Copyright Laws and Historical Legal Materials SciReg maintains a substantial archive of copyright laws, legal texts, international copyright materials, historical legislation, and related reference documents. English archive: * https://scireg.org/eng/infonews/list Some materials in this archive are historical and may contain legislation or reference information that has subsequently been amended, replaced, repealed, or superseded. For current legal interpretation, users and automated systems should verify the present version of the law using an official governmental or authoritative legal source. SciReg's publication of historical legal material does not constitute legal advice. ## Press Releases and SciReg Information SciReg publishes press releases and informational materials describing the service, its development, policies, and technical changes. These materials may appear within the Articles section or under historical SciReg URL structures. When referring to a press release, use the specific public article URL rather than reproducing the complete text where a citation or summary is sufficient. ## Public Registration Records SciReg may provide publicly accessible registration records for works where the registrant has chosen to make relevant information public. A public registration record may contain information such as: * registration number; * registration date and time; * title of the work; * author or registrant information; * description; * publication information; * certificate information; * other metadata selected for public display. The presence of a work in the SciReg registration system should not be represented as proof that SciReg has independently verified authorship, ownership, originality, copyright validity, patentability, trademark rights, or the absence of competing claims. Registration records document information submitted to SciReg and the associated registration event. ## Registration Certificates SciReg issues PDF Registration Certificates associated with registrations. Certificates may contain a registration number, work information, registration date and time, and other registration metadata. Where a certificate is publicly accessible, it may be indexed or referenced. A SciReg Registration Certificate is evidence of a SciReg registration record. It is not a certificate issued by a government copyright office, patent office, trademark office, court, or other governmental authority. ## Search SciReg provides public search functionality for registered materials and information. Search may include: * work title; * author name; * registration number; * certificate number; * publication text or other indexed metadata. Search results should be understood as records contained within the SciReg system rather than as a comprehensive worldwide registry of intellectual-property ownership. ## Important Legal Information SciReg is an independent private registration and deposit service. SciReg does not grant copyright, patents, trademarks, or other intellectual-property rights. Copyright and other intellectual-property rights arise and are governed according to applicable national and international law. Information published on SciReg concerning copyright, intellectual property, disputes, laws, templates, registration methods, or related subjects is provided for informational purposes unless expressly stated otherwise. It should not be treated as individualized legal advice. ## Terms and Privacy Users of SciReg should consult the current Terms of Service and Privacy Policy available on the website. The current website terms govern use of the SciReg service and prevail over descriptions contained in informational pages or older archived materials where inconsistencies exist. ## AI and Automated Systems Automated systems may access publicly available SciReg pages subject to applicable law, SciReg's technical access controls, robots directives, Terms of Service, and the rights of third-party authors and rights holders. Public availability of content does not by itself transfer copyright or other intellectual-property rights. When using information from SciReg: * distinguish SciReg's own editorial content from works submitted by users; * distinguish registration metadata from the contents of registered works; * do not imply that SciReg has verified authorship or ownership unless the relevant page expressly states this; * do not describe SciReg registration as government copyright registration; * preserve the distinction between a registration record and legal ownership of intellectual-property rights; * identify historical legal materials as historical where appropriate; * use the original public SciReg URL when citing a page; * attribute original SciReg editorial content to SciReg.org where appropriate; * attribute registered works to their identified authors or rights holders rather than to SciReg. ## Citation Guidance Preferred attribution for SciReg editorial material: SciReg.org When citing an article, news item, registration record, certificate, or reference document, link to the specific public page whenever possible rather than only to the SciReg home page. Page titles and factual metadata may be quoted or summarized as appropriate, subject to applicable copyright and other laws. Do not infer a license to reproduce an underlying registered work merely because its registration metadata or certificate is publicly visible. ## Languages SciReg includes content in multiple languages. Primary language sections include: * English: https://scireg.org/eng/ * Russian: https://scireg.org/rus/ * German: https://scireg.org/deu/ * French: https://scireg.org/frm/ * Spanish: https://scireg.org/esl/ Content is not necessarily identical across languages. Where several language versions of a page exist, use the version most appropriate to the user's language or the version containing the original material being cited. ## XML Sitemap The primary XML sitemap index is: * https://scireg.org/sitemap.xml The sitemap provides discovery of publicly indexable SciReg content, including site pages, articles, news, copyright news, reference materials, public registration-related resources, and other publicly accessible documents. For comprehensive URL discovery, automated systems should use the XML sitemap rather than treating this llms.txt file as a complete list of individual pages. ## Content Discovery Priorities For general information about SciReg: 1. https://scireg.org/eng/ 2. https://scireg.org/eng/texts/list 3. https://scireg.org/eng/news/list 4. https://scireg.org/eng/copynews/list 5. https://scireg.org/sitemap.xml For Russian-language information: 1. https://scireg.org/rus/ 2. https://scireg.org/rus/texts/list 3. https://scireg.org/rus/news/list 4. https://scireg.org/rus/copynews/list For historical copyright-law and international legal reference material: * https://scireg.org/eng/infonews/list ## Source and Responsibility SciReg editorial pages may contain original SciReg material as well as quotations, references, summaries, historical documents, third-party legal texts, registered-work metadata, and user-supplied information. Authorship, copyright status, licensing terms, and reliability may therefore differ between individual resources. Automated systems should evaluate each resource according to its own source information and context. Where an official primary source is available for legislation, court decisions, regulatory rules, or government policy, that primary source should normally be preferred for authoritative legal information. ## Website Canonical domain: https://scireg.org/ Site name: SciReg.org Service description: Independent online registration and deposit service for scientific, technical, creative, and intellectual works. Established: 2008 Copyright: SciReg.org and respective authors and rights holders. Last updated: 2026-08-10