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This set of pages is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. This information should not substitute for securing legal advice from University General Counsel or from a licensed attorney.

Basic Information

Begin here if copyright is new to you. These sites offer general information about copyright or provide tutorials to help further understanding of copyright basics.

• Copyright Basics (U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress)
  • http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ1.html
• Copyright Crash Course (Georgia Harper, Office of General Counsel, University of Texas). Engaging tutorial focuses on important points and aspects of copyright.
  • http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm
• 10 Big Myths about copyright explained (Brad Templeton) Debunking some commonly held misconceptions about copyright
  • http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

Legislation

• Copyright Law of the United States of America (U.S. Copyright Office)... and related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code.
  • http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/title17/
• Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA) (U.S. House of Representatives)
  • http://counsel.cua.edu/IP/Digital/
• Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA) (U.S. Copyright Office)Summary of the legislation.
  • http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/dmca.pdf
• DMCA Legislative History (Home Recording Rights Coalition)
  • http://www.hrrc.org/current/dmca.asp
• "Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act" (U.S. Congress)S. 505, enacted in January 1998 to amend provisions of Title 17, United States Code.
  • http://www.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/s505.pdf

Copyright Sites Focusing on Formats and Media - Digital Images

• Copyright and Digital Images (The Catholic University of America, Office of General Counsel)
  • http://counsel.cua.edu/IP/Digital/
• Educational Fair Use Guidelines for Digital Images (Society of American Archivists) Response ... to the draft guidelines developed by the Conference on Fair Use.
  • http://www.archivists.org/statements/confu.html
• Image Collection Guidelines (Visual Resources Association)"The Acquisition and Use of Images in Non-Profit Educational Visual Resources Collections."
  • http://www.oberlin.edu/~art/vra/guidelines.html
• A Proposal for Educational Fair Use Guidelines for Digital Images "Copyright Crash Course" comments on draft guidelines developed during the CONFU process.
  • http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/imagguid.htm

Distance Learning

• Copyright Law and Distance Learning (Lucien Capone III, University Counsel, U of North Carolina)
  • http://www.uncg.edu/cha/UNIVERSITY_COUNSEL/FAQ/distlrn.html
• Copyright Law in Cyberspace (Georgia Harper, Office of General Counsel, University of Texas)
  • http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/distance.htm
• Distance Learning and Copyright: Is a Solution in Sight? (Laura N. Gasaway) Published in CAUSE/EFFECT journal, Volume 22 Number 3 1999.
  • http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/cem9932.html
• Educational Fair Use Guidelines for Distance Learning"Copyright Crash Course" presents revised draft guidelines developed during the CONFU process.
  • http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/distguid.htm

Educational Multimedia

• Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia "Copyright Crash Course" presents guidelines developed during the CONFU process.
  • http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/ccmcguid.htm
• Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia (Consortium of College and University Media Centers) September 13, 1995 draft.
  • http://www.oberlin.edu/~art/vra/dean.html
• An Intellectual Property Law Primer for Multimedia and Web Developers (1996) Written by J. Dianne Brinson and Mark F. Radcliffe.
  • http://www.eff.org/pub/CAF/law/ip-primer

Electronic Reserves

• Copyright in the Library (Georgia Harper, Office of General Counsel, University of Texas)
  • http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/l-resele.htm "Copyright Crash Course" looks at fair use regarding reserve room operations and electronic copies.
• Fair Use Guidelines for Electronic Reserve Systems "Copyright Crash Course" presents revised guidelines developed during the CONFU process, noting these "did not garner consensus support and are not considered CONFU guidelines."
  • http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/rsrvguid.htm

Interlibrary Loan

• CONFU Interlibrary Loan Working Group: Summary of Discussions Held March 27, 1996 Courtesy of "Copyright Crash Course."
  • http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/illconfu.htm

Music

• A S C A P (American Association of Composers, Authors, and Publishers)
  • http://www.ascap.com/index.html
• B M I (Broadcast Music, Inc.)
  • http://www.bmi.com/
• Copyright Resource Center (Music Publishers' Association)
  • http://www.mpa.org/
• A Guide to Copyright for Music Librarians (Music Library Association, Legislation Committee)
  • http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/Copyright/copyhome.htm

Other Useful and Informative Copyright Sites

• CONFU: The Conference on Fair Use (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)
  • http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/confu/
• Copyright & Fair Use (Stanford University Libraries)
  • http://fairuse.stanford.edu
• Copyright and Intellectual Property (Association of Research Libraries)
  • http://www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/copytoc.html
• Copyright and Intellectual Property (Stanford University Library Preservation Department)
  • http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/intprop/
• Copyright Management Center (Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis)
  • http://www.iupui.edu/~copyinfo/
• Fair Use Guidelines in a Digital Information Environment (American Library Association)
  • http://www.ala.org/washoff/alawon/alwn601.html
• Information on Copyright and Educational Property (Johns Hopkins University Libraries)
  • http://miltonsweb.mse.jhu.edu:8001/copyright/
• U. S. Copyright Office (Library of Congress)
  • http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/

Disclaimer

This set of pages is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. This information should not substitute for securing legal advice from University General Counsel or from a licensed attorney. These pages will continue to be updated

Adapted from the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence at Carnegie Mellon University