 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. |
 The Copyright Website - http://www.benedict.com/ Endeavoring to provide real world, practical and relevant copyright information. |
 Copyright At MIT - http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/security/copyright/ Information and resources including infringement notification. Features school policies, guidelines, and related links. |
 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. |
 Publishing Law Center - http://www.publaw.com/ Legal information for the publishing community. |
 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., |
 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. |
 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. |
 Basic Copyright Concepts For Writers - http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/sept97/cew2.htm Article explaining basic copyright concepts with links, examples, and additional 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. |
 Song Rights - http://www.songrights.com Information on copyright for songwriters, from Robert Carter, a Texas lawyer. |
 Copyrightnews.Com - http://www.copyrightnews.com/ Daily copyright and intellectual property headlines, and annotated intellectual property links. |
 Yale University - http://www.library.yale.edu/~okerson/copyproj.html#ucopy Annotated copyright policies of selected colleges and universities. |
 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. |
 Sentry - http://www.sentry.org Australian copyright information |
 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. |
 Berne Convention - http://www.law.cornell.edu/treaties/berne/overview.html International convention for the protection of literary and artistic works. |
 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. |
 Digital Preservation and Copyright - http://fairuse.stanford.edu/commentary_and_analysis/2003_11_hirtle.html Article from Peter D. Hirtle of Cornell University. |
 Stanford Copyright & Fair Use - http://fairuse.stanford.edu/ Information and study aids concerning copyright law. |
 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. |
 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. |
 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. |
 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. |
 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. |
 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. |
 Online Copyright Resource Kit - http://digitalcooperative.oclc.org/copyright/ From OCLC. |
 Illustrated Story of Copyright - http://www.edwardsamuels.com/illustratedstory/index.htm Detailing the history of copyright law. |
 Friends of Active Copyright Education - http://www.csusa.org/face/ Basic information about copyright, FAQs, myths and links. |
 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. |
 Purpose of Copyright - http://www.open-spaces.com/article-v2n1-loren.php An essay on the state of copyright protections. |
 National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage - http://www.ninch.org/programs/exchange.html#cop Information sharing initiatives, including copyright town meetings. |
 Music Library Association - http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/mla/ Copyright guidelines and resources. |
 CopyOwn - http://www.nethics.umd.edu/copyown/ A resource on copyright ownership for the higher education community. |
 Public Domain Information Project - http://www.pdinfo.com/ Reference site to help the ordinary person identify music and songs in the public domain. |
 What is Copyright Protection? - http://www.whatiscopyright.org/ Information about copyrights in general, and as applied to the internet. |
 Musicians' Intellectual Law and Resources Links - http://www.aracnet.com/~schornj/index.shtml Resources for copyright, trademark, royalty collection and other intellectual property topics. |
 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. |
 American Bar Association - http://www.abanet.org/intelprop/ Information on Intellectual Property laws. Includes articles on current legislation, tips, and upcoming programs. |
 Visual Resources Association - http://www.vraweb.org/resources/ipr/copyright.html Copyright, intellectual property rights and fair use resources. |
 Copyright Association of Ireland - http://www.cai.ie Promotes informed debate and awareness of copyright issues in Ireland and around the world. |
 Copyright and Related Rights - http://www.wipo.int/copyright/en/ Articles, guidelines, meeting schedules, resources, and press releases. |
 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. |
 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. |
 Copyrighting Basics on the Internet - http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/copynet.htm Outline of the fundamental copyright principles applicable on the internet, by a Franklin Pierce Law Center professor Thomas G. Field, Jr.. |
 Copyright and Art Issues - http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~csundt/copyweb/ Copyright and fair use in the realm of art and our cultural heritage. |
 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. |
 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. |
 Copyright on the Internet - http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/cOpyNet.htm Copyright information for internet authors and artists. |
 Patent Baristas - http://patentbaristas.com Bio/Pharma Patent News. Freshly brewed chat served up daily featuring biotechnology and pharmaceutical patent law news and commentary. |