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The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
Site was established by authors, publishers and users as the not-for-profit Reproduction Rights Organization (RRO) for the United States. CCC operates collective licensing systems that facilitate compliance with the copyright law and promote the Constitutional purposes of copyright, namely progress and creativity in the arts and sciences."
An amazing site that provides the most complete and convenient access to copyright permission for millions of publications worldwide.
Information Circulars and Factsheets (US Copyright Office)
This site has numerous circulars and factsheets providing information about registration, fees, compulsory licenses, and other aspects of the copyright process.
Stanford Copyright & Fair Use
This is has a myriad of copyright related information related various levels of copyright. This is an amazing site, that is sure to be a hit for folks seeking to learn more about copyright.
Copyright Law of the United States
This site is developed and maintained by the U.S Copyright Office. Its is the official copyright law and office of the United States.
Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment
This site comes from ,Georgia Harper, at Office of General Council at the University of Texas . This site also has a Copyright Crash Course that offers basic online copyright information.
Copyright Law, Libraries, and Universities
Quite an extensive review of copyright issues related to library and educational institutions. The site also has various reviews of legal decisions referencing course readers, photocopying for research, and relative topics.
Multimedia Fair Use Guideline Pages
A site that was put together that houses guidelines for multimedia fair use developed by a consortium of university media centers. Their Guidelines are available to review from this site too.
University Libraries and Scholarly Communication
A well researched and presented overview of the implications of copyright law and electronic publication for teaching and research within a university setting. Examines the role that tenure review and institutional infrastructure will play in shaping the role of electronic publication and distribution.
Coursepacks and Fair Use: Issues Raised by the Michigan Document Services Case
Do you need to acquire copyright permission before printing and distributing coursepacks (or readers) to your class? Recent court decisions make it unclear. A recent court ruling would seem to suggest that you do not.
Intellectual Property and the National Information Infrastructure
"The Report of the Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights (1995). Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown, Chairman of the White House Information Infrastructure Task Force, has released a report on Intellectual Property and the National Information Infrastructure. The Report, written by the IITF Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights chaired by Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks Bruce A. Lehman, explains how intellectual property law applies to Cyberspace and makes legislative recommendations to Congress to fine tune the law for the digital age."
Copyright Considerations for Your Web Page
Published by the UCSD Science and Engineering Library, this site Fair Use and Educational Use exemptions to the Copyright Code.
Journal of Electronic Publishing
This site is published by the University of Michigan Press. The site is well put together resource and information repository on many aspects of electronic publishing.
Internet and Intellectual
Property
A site that has apparently won 8 varying awards related to Intellectual Property written by Ivan Hoffman
Copyright and Distance Education, Copyright & Management Center
Indiana University, Purdue University, Indianapolis
Distance Education gives rise to complex copyright issues related to both the question of ownership of the newly created work, as well as the question of "fair use" of existing materials. Links on this site can guide you to some helpful resources on both points.
WHEN U.S. WORKS PASS INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN (University of North Carolina)
Handy resource for a better understanding the duration that exists on copyrighted materials.
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