USEFUL COPYRIGHT LAW RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET
A Crash Course in Copyright
http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm
An extensive collection of practical advice, a “crash tutorial”, and other useful, plain English materials on copyright issues, focusing primarily on the academic setting
©opyown and ©opyfair
http://www.inform.umd.edu/copyown
http://www.inform.umd.edu/copyfair
A wealth of sample policies and other resources on the issues of copyright ownership and fair use in higher education
Copyright Law & Graduate Research
http://www.umi.com/hp/Support/DExplorer/copyrght
A good overview of the copyright rights and responsibilities of dissertation authors
10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained
http://www.clari.net/brad/copymyths.html
A good, basic primer on copyright law and the Internet
When Works Pass into the Public Domain
http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
A handy reference chart on this surprisingly thorny issue
Stanford University Libraries’ Fair Use Site
A virtual law library of copyright-related materials
The United States Copyright Office
Information, copyright registration forms, and more from the people in charge; in particular, see “Reproduction of Works by Educators and Librarians”, an information circular available at <http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ21.pdf>
Copyright Permission Page
http://www.law.wfu.edu/library/copyright
Advice on how to obtain copyright permissions, sample request forms, and links to online permission offices
Copyright Clearance Center
Online access to the rights organization of the same name
Digital Future Coalition
A good source of information on current copyright legislation and issues from an advocacy group dedicated to an “international copyright law and policy that rewards and promotes creativity”
CNI-COPYRIGHT
A copyright-related listserv from the Coalition for Networked Information -- to subscribe, send the following message to listproc@cni.org:
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