Copyrights

American Bar Association
Information on Intellectual Property laws. Includes articles on current legislation, tips, and upcoming programs.
http://www.abanet.org/intelprop/

Audio Video Licensing Agency
A non-exclusive agent that administers licensing in Canada for the owners and exclusive holders of copyright in audio and music video recordings.
http://avla.ca

Berne Convention
International convention for the protection of literary and artistic works.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/treaties/berne/overview.html

Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)
A forum devoted to discussing copyright, intellectual property rights, and public access to information in the digital age.
http://www.cni.org/Hforums/cni-copyright/about.html

Contracts, Copyright and Preemption in a Digital World
Law journal article by I. Trotter Hardy focusing on copyrights.
http://law.richmond.edu/jolt/v1i1/hardy.html

CopyOwn
A resource on copyright ownership for the higher education community.
http://www.nethics.umd.edu/copyown/

Copyright and Art Issues
Copyright and fair use in the realm of art and our cultural heritage.
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~csundt/copyweb/

Copyright and Intellectual Property Resources
From the Association of Research Libraries, includes information on current legislation.
http://www.arl.org/pp/index.shtml/frn/copy/copytoc.shtml

Copyright and Libraries
Cases, guidelines, legal memos and resources for librarians.
http://www.librarylaw.com

Copyright and Music
Series of articles written by piano teacher Martha Beth Lewis, Ph.D., of California, with links collected by the author.
http://www.serve.com/marbeth/music_copyright.html

Copyright and Related Rights
Articles, guidelines, meeting schedules, resources, and press releases.
http://www.wipo.int/copyright/en/

Copyright Association of Ireland
Promotes informed debate and awareness of copyright issues in Ireland and around the world.
http://www.cai.ie

Copyright At MIT
Information and resources including infringement notification. Features school policies, guidelines, and related links.
http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/security/copyright/

Copyright Colloquium
A forum which discusses and debates the many issues surrounding copyright and intellectual property in the digital age.
http://www.mediainstitute.org/colloquium/

Copyright Information Center at Cornell University
Information about copyright issues, obtaining permission and other key areas relating to copyright regulations.
http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/

Copyright Information Services
Overview of laws, rights, and treaties regarding copyrights and intellectual properties. Includes information on registration, fair use, and applications in the recording and publishing industries.
http://www.copynot.org/

Copyright Management Center
Copyright resources from Indiana and Purdue University.
http://copyright.iupui.edu/

Copyright on the Internet
Copyright information for internet authors and artists.
http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/cOpyNet.htm

Copyright Timeline
A history of copyright in the United States.
http://www.arl.org/pp/index.shtml/frn/copy/timeline.shtml

The Copyright Website
Endeavoring to provide real world, practical and relevant copyright information.
http://www.benedict.com/

Copyrighting Basics on the Internet
Outline of the fundamental copyright principles applicable on the internet, by a Franklin Pierce Law Center professor Thomas G. Field, Jr..
http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/copynet.htm

Copyrightnews.Com
Daily copyright and intellectual property headlines, and annotated intellectual property links.
http://www.copyrightnews.com/

Digital Preservation and Copyright
Article from Peter D. Hirtle of Cornell University.
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/commentary_and_analysis/2003_11_hirtle.html

Fair Use in a Nutshell
A 16-step roadmap to copyright's most important exception. By Lloyd J. Jassin, a New York-based publishing attorney.
http://copylaw.com/new_articles/fairuse.html

Friends of Active Copyright Education
Basic information about copyright, FAQs, myths and links.
http://www.csusa.org/face/

GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
Organization supporting software authors who give up their copyright protections to allow the free distribution of software.
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/copyleft.html

Illustrated Story of Copyright
Detailing the history of copyright law.
http://www.edwardsamuels.com/illustratedstory/index.htm

Interview: Michael Landau on Copyright
Professor Landau of the Georgia State University College of Law comments on the Supreme Court case of The New York Times v. Tasini.
http://www.webreference.com/new/010628.html

Music Library Association
Copyright guidelines and resources.
http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/mla/

Music Publishers' Association: Copyright Resource Center
Information on how to find copyright owners, as well as copyright articles and resources.
http://www.mpa.org/copyright/copyresc.html

Musicians' Intellectual Law and Resources Links
Resources for copyright, trademark, royalty collection and other intellectual property topics.
http://www.aracnet.com/~schornj/index.shtml

Myths About Copyright Explained
Answers to common myths about copyright from Brad Templeton, former publisher at ClariNet Communications Corp.,
http://www.templetons.com/brad//copymyths.html

National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage
Information sharing initiatives, including copyright town meetings.
http://www.ninch.org/programs/exchange.html#cop

National Legislation - UNESCO
Directory of full-text copyright laws from around the world, in English, for review on line or free download.
http://www.unesco.org/culture/copy/

Nolo Copyright Resources
Articles, FAQs and links to resources to register a copyright, transfer a copyright, understand fair use, obtain permissions or licenses, or use material in the public domain.
http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/DAE53B68-7BF5-455A-BC9F3D9C9C1F7513/310/276/

Online Copyright Resource Kit
From OCLC.
http://digitalcooperative.oclc.org/copyright/

Patent Baristas
Bio/Pharma Patent News. Freshly brewed chat served up daily featuring biotechnology and pharmaceutical patent law news and commentary.
http://patentbaristas.com

Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900)
A digital archive of primary sources on copyright from the Univerities of Cambridge and Bournemouth in the UK. Initially focusses on document from Renaissance Italy, France, German-speaking countries, Britain and the United States. Search and browse by date, location, language, and author.
http://www.copyrighthistory.org/

Public Domain Information Project
Reference site to help the ordinary person identify music and songs in the public domain.
http://www.pdinfo.com/

Publishing Law Center
Legal information for the publishing community.
http://www.publaw.com/

Sentry
Australian copyright information
http://www.sentry.org

Song Rights
Information on copyright for songwriters, from Robert Carter, a Texas lawyer.
http://www.songrights.com

Standford University Libraries: Copyright and Fair Use
Overview of rights and permissions for websites, academics and educational applications. Includes frequently asked questions, registration, enforcement, public domains, and research.
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/index.html

Stanford Copyright & Fair Use
Information and study aids concerning copyright law.
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/

TV's Bastard Offspring
Personal account of victory against British broadcasters, over a stolen idea for a television program.
http://www.copyright.theft.btinternet.co.uk

United States Copyright Office
Provides and an overview of copyright law, federal laws, regulations and other US government publications. Also provides information about registering a copyrighted document, as well as a searchable database of documents filed with the office.
http://www.copyright.gov/

The UT System Crash Course in Copyright
Information on copyright compliance including estimating fair use, determining ownership, applications in multimedia, and frequently asked questions.
http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm

Visual Resources Association
Copyright, intellectual property rights and fair use resources.
http://www.vraweb.org/resources/ipr/copyright.html

What is Copyright Protection?
Information about copyrights in general, and as applied to the internet.
http://www.whatiscopyright.org/

Yale University
Annotated copyright policies of selected colleges and universities.
http://www.library.yale.edu/~okerson/copyproj.html#ucopy

Purpose of Copyright
An essay on the state of copyright protections. <small>(February 1, 2000)</small>
http://www.open-spaces.com/article-v2n1-loren.php

Basic Copyright Concepts For Writers
Article explaining basic copyright concepts with links, examples, and additional information. <small>(September 1, 1997)</small>
http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/sept97/cew2.htm