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  United States Copyright Office - http://www.copyright.gov/
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.
  The UT System Crash Course in Copyright - http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm
Information on copyright compliance including estimating fair use, determining ownership, applications in multimedia, and frequently asked questions.
  Myths About Copyright Explained - http://www.templetons.com/brad//copymyths.html
Answers to common myths about copyright from Brad Templeton, former publisher at ClariNet Communications Corp.,
  Copyright and Related Rights - http://www.wipo.int/copyright/en/
Articles, guidelines, meeting schedules, resources, and press releases.
  Stanford Copyright & Fair Use - http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
Information and study aids concerning copyright law.
  The Copyright Website - http://www.benedict.com/
Endeavoring to provide real world, practical and relevant copyright information.
  GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF) - http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/copyleft.html
Organization supporting software authors who give up their copyright protections to allow the free distribution of software.
  Intellectual Property Online - http://www.eff.org/issues/intellectual-property
An exhaustive list of annotated links to patent, trademark and copyright information from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
  Music Library Association - http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/mla/
Copyright guidelines and resources.
  What is Copyright Protection? - http://www.whatiscopyright.org/
Information about copyrights in general, and as applied to the internet.
  Digital Preservation and Copyright - http://fairuse.stanford.edu/commentary_and_analysis/2003_11_hirtle.html
Article from Peter D. Hirtle of Cornell University.
  Copyright Information Center at Cornell University - http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/
Information about copyright issues, obtaining permission and other key areas relating to copyright regulations.
  Copyright and Intellectual Property Resources - http://www.arl.org/pp/index.shtml/frn/copy/copytoc.shtml
From the Association of Research Libraries, includes information on current legislation.
  Copyright Timeline - http://www.arl.org/pp/index.shtml/frn/copy/timeline.shtml
A history of copyright in the United States.
  Standford University Libraries: Copyright and Fair Use - http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/index.html
Overview of rights and permissions for websites, academics and educational applications. Includes frequently asked questions, registration, enforcement, public domains, and research.
  American Bar Association - http://www.abanet.org/intelprop/
Information on Intellectual Property laws. Includes articles on current legislation, tips, and upcoming programs.
  Berne Convention - http://www.law.cornell.edu/treaties/berne/overview.html
International convention for the protection of literary and artistic works.
  Yale University - http://www.library.yale.edu/~okerson/copyproj.html#ucopy
Annotated copyright policies of selected colleges and universities.
  National Legislation - UNESCO - http://www.unesco.org/culture/copy/
Directory of full-text copyright laws from around the world, in English, for review on line or free download.
  Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900) - http://www.copyrighthistory.org/
A digital archive of primary sources on copyright from the Universities of Cambridge and Bournemouth in the UK. Initially focuses on document from Renaissance Italy, France, German-speaking countries, Britain and the United States. Search and browse by date, location, language, and author.
  Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) - http://www.cni.org/Hforums/cni-copyright/about.html
A forum devoted to discussing copyright, intellectual property rights, and public access to information in the digital age.
  Public Domain Information Project - http://www.pdinfo.com/
Reference site to help the ordinary person identify music and songs in the public domain.
  Patent Baristas - http://patentbaristas.com
Bio/Pharma Patent News. Freshly brewed chat served up daily featuring biotechnology and pharmaceutical patent law news and commentary.
  Music Publishers' Association: Copyright Resource Center - http://www.mpa.org/copyright/copyresc.html
Information on how to find copyright owners, as well as copyright articles and resources.
  http://www.nethics.umd.edu/copyown/ - http://www.nethics.umd.edu/copyown/
A resource on copyright ownership for the higher education community.
  Purpose of Copyright - http://www.open-spaces.com/article-v2n1-loren.php
An essay on the state of copyright protections.
  Nolo Copyright Resources - http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/DAE53B68-7BF5-455A-BC9F3D9C9C1F7513/310/276/
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.
  Visual Resources Association - http://www.vraweb.org/resources/ipr/copyright.html
Copyright, intellectual property rights and fair use resources.
  Friends of Active Copyright Education - http://www.csusa.org/face/
Basic information about copyright, FAQs, myths and links.
  Copyright on the Internet - http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/copynet.htm
Copyright information for internet authors and artists.
  Publishing Law Center - http://www.publaw.com/
Legal information for the publishing community.
  National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage - http://www.ninch.org/programs/exchange.html#cop
Information sharing initiatives, including copyright town meetings.
  Copyright and Art Issues - http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~csundt/copyweb/
Copyright and fair use in the realm of art and our cultural heritage.
  Contracts, Copyright and Preemption in a Digital World - http://law.richmond.edu/jolt/v1i1/hardy.html
Law journal article by I. Trotter Hardy focusing on copyrights.
  Fair Use in a Nutshell - http://copylaw.com/new_articles/fairuse.html
A 16-step roadmap to copyright's most important exception. By Lloyd J. Jassin, a New York-based publishing attorney.
  Copyright At MIT - http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/security/copyright/
Information and resources including infringement notification. Features school policies, guidelines, and related links.
  Copyright Association of Ireland - http://www.cai.ie
Promotes informed debate and awareness of copyright issues in Ireland and around the world.
  Audio Video Licensing Agency - http://avla.ca
A non-exclusive agent that administers licensing in Canada for the owners and exclusive holders of copyright in audio and music video recordings.
  Musicians' Intellectual Law and Resources Links - http://www.aracnet.com/~schornj/index.shtml
Resources for copyright, trademark, royalty collection and other intellectual property topics.
  Basic Copyright Concepts For Writers - http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/sept97/cew2.htm
Article explaining basic copyright concepts with links, examples, and additional information.
  Illustrated Story of Copyright - http://www.edwardsamuels.com/illustratedstory/index.htm
Detailing the history of copyright law.
  Copyright and Music - http://www.serve.com/marbeth/music_copyright.html
Series of articles written by piano teacher Martha Beth Lewis, Ph.D., of California, with links collected by the author.
  Copyrightnews.Com - http://www.copyrightnews.com/
Daily copyright and intellectual property headlines, and annotated intellectual property links.
  Song Rights - http://www.songrights.com
Information on copyright for songwriters, from Robert Carter, a Texas lawyer.
  Copyright Information Services - http://www.copynot.org/
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.sentry.org - http://www.sentry.org
Australian copyright information
  Interview: Michael Landau on Copyright - http://www.webreference.com/new/010628.html
Professor Landau of the Georgia State University College of Law comments on the Supreme Court case of The New York Times v. Tasini.
  TV's Bastard Offspring - http://www.copyright.theft.btinternet.co.uk
Personal account of victory against British broadcasters, over a stolen idea for a television program.
  Online Copyright Resource Kit - http://digitalcooperative.oclc.org/copyright/
From OCLC.
  Copyright Colloquium - http://www.mediainstitute.org/colloquium/
A forum which discusses and debates the many issues surrounding copyright and intellectual property in the digital age.

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