Copyright.gov - SEO Checker

Sign up for free! PDF Export
Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
88% 
Page quality
93% 
Page structure
12% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.12 s
File size
55.90 kB
Words
819
Media files
21
Number of links
131 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
U.S. Copyright Office | U.S. Copyright Office
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (395 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
Copyright Office Homepage
The meta description is too short. (171 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
descriptionCopyright Office Homepage
keywordscopyright, office
authorU.S. Copyright Office
msapplication-TileColor#ffffff
msapplication-TileImage/about/images/ms-icon-144x144.png
theme-color#ffffff
langen
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
charsetutf-8

Automatically check copyright.gov including all subpages at once!

Try for free
Guaranteed free of charge during trial period.

Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
These Typos were found:
  • autor => author
The average number of words per sentence of 9.27 words is low.
This page contains 819 words. That's ok.
23% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
10 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
https://copyright.gov/img/cp-logo2.pngCopyright logo
https://copyright.gov/img/carousel-1.jpgCopyright seal and ribbon on certificate
...its/images/IPToolkits-HomePageSlider.jpgIntellectual Property Toolkits
/img/Geography-report-slider.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/img/spanish-engage-slider-image.jpgman looking at laptop while holding a guitar
https://copyright.gov/img/slider-ccb.jpgCase Act
/img/slider-strategic-plan-2022.jpgColorful silhouette of headphones, a computer, and a camera
https://copyright.gov/img/Brushes.pngpaint brushes
/img/Search%20Our%20Records.jpgOld copyright registration certificate; books
/img/Register%20Your%20Works.jpgPerson typing on laptop, registering
https://copyright.gov/img/Recordation.jpgPerson signing document
/img/Copyright%20Law.jpgGlasses on top of book; books on shelves
/img/Who%20We%20Are.jpgStaff giving tour
https://copyright.gov/img/Fees.jpgPerson using calculator
/img/copyright-exhibit-tag.pngFind Yourself in Copyright. Explore how copyright serves all of us, incentivizing creation and enriching our culture.
...ts/images/IPToolkit-Homepage-Graphic.jpgNo alt attribute provided
https://copyright.gov/img/cp-logo2.pngCopyright
https://copyright.gov/img/RSS.pngRSS Feed Icon
https://copyright.gov/img/x-logo.pngX Icon
https://copyright.gov/img/YouTube.pngYouTube Icon
https://copyright.gov/img/LI-In-Bug.pngLinkedIn icon

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to the U.S. Copyright Office
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to the U.S. Copyright Office
H1 Welcome to the U.S. Copyright Office Duplicate text
H1 Intellectual Property Toolkits
H1 Intellectual Property Toolkits Duplicate text
H1 The Geography of Copyright Registrations
H1 The Geography of Copyright Registrations Duplicate text
H1 El derecho de autor en español
H1 El derecho de autor en español Duplicate text
H1 The Copyright Claims Board (CCB)
H1 The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Duplicate text
H1 United States Copyright Office Strategic Plan 2022–2026
H1 United States Copyright Office Strategic Plan 2022–2026 Duplicate text
H2 What is Copyright?
H2 Onsite Service
H2 Features
H2 Search Copyright Records
H2 Register Your Works
H2 Recordation
H2 Copyright Law
H2 Who We Are
H2 Fees
H2 News
H2 Intellectual Property Toolkits Duplicate text
H3 Quick Links
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 15 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://copyright.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://copyright.gov/IMG-ALT Copyright logo
https://copyright.gov/| U.S. Copyright Office
https://copyright.gov/about/About
https://copyright.gov/newsnet/News
/about/careers/Opportunities
https://copyright.gov/help/faq/Help
https://copyright.gov/help/Contact
https://copyright.gov/title17/Copyright Law
https://copyright.gov/title37/Regulations
https://copyright.gov/rulemaking/Rulemakings
https://copyright.gov/comp3/Compendium
/rulings-filings/review-board/Review Board Opinions
/rulings-filings/Archive of Briefs and Legal Opinions
https://copyright.gov/fair-use/Fair Use Index
/legislation/Legislative Developments
https://copyright.gov/circs/Circulars
https://copyright.gov/policy/Policy Studies
/economic-research/Economic Research
/laws/hearings/Congressional Hearings
https://copyright.gov/mandatory/Mandatory Deposits
/international-issues/International Issues
/music-modernization/Music Modernization Act
https://copyright.gov/dmca/Learn About the DMCA
/about/small-claims/Copyright Small Claims
/registration/Register Your Work: Registration Portal
/registration/docs/processing-...Registration Processing Times and FAQs
/eco/faq.htmlOnline Registration Help
/eco/tutorials.htmlRegistration Tutorials
/registration/types-of-works/Types of Works
/registration/literary-works/Literary Works
/registration/performing-arts/Performing Arts
/registration/visual-arts/Visual Arts
/registration/other-digital-co...Other Digital Content
/registration/motion-pictures/Motion Pictures
/registration/photographs/Photographs
/recordation/Recordation Overview
/recordation/documents/Recordation of Transfers and Other Documents
/recordation/termination.htmlNotices of Termination
/recordation/pilot/Recordation System
/recordation/pilot/rules.pdfSpecial Pilot Program Rules
/recordation/pilot/faq.pdfRecordation System FAQ
/recordation/pilot/tutorial/Recordation System Tutorial Videos
https://copyright.gov/licensing/Licensing Overview
https://copyright.gov/licensing/EFT Information
/licensing/ldocs.htmlLicensing Documents
https://licensing.copyright.go...External Subdomain Search Licensing Documents
/licensing/fees.htmlLicensing Fees
/licensing/faq.htmlFrequently Asked Questions
/licensing/contact.htmlContact the Licensing Section
https://copyright.gov/licensing/The Licensing Connection Newsletter
/public-records/New window Search Copyright Records: Copyright Public Records Portal
https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-...New window External Subdomain Search the Public Catalog
https://publicrecords.copyrigh...New window External Subdomain New: Copyright Public Records System Pilot
https://copyright.gov/vcc/Virtual Card Catalog
/dmca-directory/DMCA Designated Agent Directory
/learning-engine/Learning Engine Video Series
/about/fees.htmlFees
/historic-records/Historical Public Records Program
https://www.loc.gov/collection...New window External Subdomain Copyright Historical Records Books (Preview)
https://copyright.gov/rrc/Research Services Overview
/rrc/litigation.htmlLitigation Services
/forms/search_estimate.htmlRequest a Search Estimate
/forms/copy_estimate.htmlRequest a Copy Estimate
/rrc/crrr.htmlCopyright Public Records Reading Room
/rrc/bulk-purchase.htmlBulk Purchase of Copyright Office Records
https://copyright.gov/foia/FOIA Requests
https://copyright.gov/about/Welcome to the U.S. Copyright Office
https://copyright.gov/about/Text duplicate Welcome to the U.S. Copyright Office
/intellectual-property-toolkits/Intellectual Property Toolkits
/intellectual-property-toolkits/Text duplicate Intellectual Property Toolkits
/economic-research/geography/The Geography of Copyright Registrations
/economic-research/geography/Text duplicate The Geography of Copyright Registrations
/economic-research/geography/T...report
https://copyright.gov/espanol/El derecho de autor en español
https://copyright.gov/espanol/Text duplicate El derecho de autor en español
https://copyright.gov/espanol/aquí
https://ccb.gov/External The Copyright Claims Board (CCB)
https://ccb.gov/External Text duplicate The Copyright Claims Board (CCB)
/reports/strategic-plan/United States Copyright Office Strategic Plan 2022–2026
/reports/strategic-plan/Text duplicate United States Copyright Office Strategic Plan 2022–2026
https://copyright.gov/Anchor Previous
https://copyright.gov/Anchor Next
/what-is-copyright/Learn More
https://www.signupgenius.com/g...External Subdomain Anchor Trivial anchor text
here
/public-records/Text duplicate Learn More
/registration/Text duplicate Learn More
/recordation/Text duplicate Learn More
https://copyright.gov/title17/Text duplicate Learn More
https://copyright.gov/about/Text duplicate Learn More
/about/fees.htmlText duplicate Learn More
https://copyright.gov/ai/Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
/about/small-claims/Text duplicate Copyright Small Claims
/economic-research/Text duplicate Economic Research
https://copyright.gov/title17/U.S. Copyright Law
https://copyright.gov/title37/Code of Federal Regulations
https://copyright.gov/comp3/Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices
/continuous-development/Continuous Development of IT Systems
/music-modernization/Text duplicate Music Modernization Act
https://copyright.gov/engage/Engage Your Creativity
https://copyright.gov/events/Events
/newsnet/2025/1070.htmlU.S. Copyright Office Releases New Copyright Registration Toolkit
/newsnet/2025/1069.htmlU.S. Copyright Office Invites Public to Webinar on Effectively Using the Copyright Public Records System
/newsnet/2025/1068.htmlU.S. Copyright Office Publishes Final Rule to Require Pay.gov Use for Statutory Royalty Payments
/newsnet/2025/1067.htmlU.S. Copyright Office Announces Webinar on Copyright Essentials for Musicians
/newsnet/2025/1066.htmlEmily Chapuis Appointed Acting General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights
/newsnet/archive/News archive
/history/copyright-exhibit/IMG-ALT Find Yourself in Copyright. Explore how copyright serves all of us, incentivizing creation and enriching our culture.
/intellectual-property-toolkits/Learn more
https://copyright.gov/about/Overview
/about/leadership/Leadership
https://copyright.gov/history/History and Education
/continuous-development/Continuous Development
/about/small-claims/Small Claims
/history/annual_reports.htmlAnnual Reports
/reports/strategic-plan/Strategic Plans
/technology-reports/IT Reports
https://copyright.gov/fedreg/Federal Register Notices
https://copyright.gov/newsnet/NewsNet
https://copyright.gov/events/Text duplicate Events
/press-media-info/Press/Media Information
/about/careers/Careers
/about/special-programs/intern...Internships
/about/special-programs/kamins...Kaminstein Program
/about/special-programs/ringer...Ringer Fellowship
https://copyright.gov/help/faq/Text duplicate Frequently Asked Questions
/eco/faq.htmlText duplicate Online Registration Help
/help/tutorials.htmlTutorials
/eco/help-password-userid.htmlNew window Password Help
/help/spanish_faq/Preguntas Frecuentes
https://copyright.gov/help/Contact Forms
/help/visitorsinformation.htmlVisitor Information
/about/addresses.htmlAddresses
https://copyright.gov/sitemap/Sitemap
https://copyright.gov/subscribe/IMG-ALT RSS Feed Icon
https://twitter.com/CopyrightO...New window External IMG-ALT X Icon
https://www.youtube.com/uscopy...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT YouTube Icon
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT LinkedIn icon
https://blogs.loc.gov/copyright/New window External Subdomain Blog
https://www.research.net/r/Cop...New window External Subdomain Take Our Survey
https://www.loc.gov/External Subdomain Library of Congress
https://congress.gov/External Congress.gov
https://www.usa.gov/External Subdomain USA.gov
https://copyright.gov/foia/FOIA
/about/legal.htmlLegal
/about/privacy-policy.htmlPrivacy Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://copyright.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.12 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (56 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateTue, 20 May 2025 08:53:08 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
x-frame-optionsDENY
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
last-modifiedWed, 14 May 2025 18:25:48 GMT
cf-cache-statusHIT
age21970
expiresTue, 20 May 2025 12:53:08 GMT
cache-controlpublic, max-age=14400
varyAccept-Encoding
servercloudflare
cf-ray942a9a19ce1ea8bd-CDG
content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,089 referring domains.
This page has 10,471 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 714 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

You can find more links using Wikipedia search

Robots.txt

No valid Robots.txt file was found.

Similar sites

Search preview

copyright.gov
U.S. Copyright Office | U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright Office Homepage

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Copyright91%Check
Copyright Office85%Check
Office80%Check
copyright registration66%Check
Copyright Law63%Check
Copyright Public62%Check
Copyright Registration Toolkit59%Check
Copyright Claims Board57%Check
Copyright Public Records53%Check
Copyright Public Records System48%Check
Show more keywords and terms

Automatically check copyright.gov including all subpages at once!

Try for free
Guaranteed free of charge during trial period.

Cookie Policy

We use cookies to make our site work and also for analytics and advertising purposes. You can enable or disable optional cookies as desired. See the following links for more information.

Contact | Privacy

We need these so the site can function properly

So we can better understand how visitors use our website

So we can serve you tailored ads and promotions