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Copyrights

Legal information on the subject of copyright law.

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Intellectual Property Online

An exhaustive list of annotated links to patent, trademark and copyright information from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

American Bar Association

Information on Intellectual Property laws. Includes articles on current legislation, tips, and upcoming programs.

Berne Convention

International convention for the protection of literary and artistic works.

Contracts, Copyright and Preemption in a Digital World

Law journal article by I. Trotter Hardy focusing on copyrights.

Articles, guidelines, meeting schedules, resources, and press releases.

Promotes informed debate and awareness of copyright issues in Ireland and around the world.

Information and resources including infringement notification. Features school policies, guidelines, and related links.

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.

The Copyright Website

Endeavoring to provide real world, practical and relevant copyright information.

Fair Use in a Nutshell

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)

Organization supporting software authors who give up their copyright protections to allow the free distribution of software.

Illustrated Story of Copyright

Detailing the history of copyright law.

Interview: Michael Landau on Copyright

Professor Landau of the Georgia State University College of Law comments on the Supreme Court case of The New York Times v. Tasini.

Myths About Copyright Explained

Answers to common myths about copyright from Brad Templeton, former publisher at ClariNet Communications Corp.,

National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage

Information sharing initiatives, including copyright town meetings.

Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900)

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.

Public Domain Information Project

Reference site to help the ordinary person identify music and songs in the public domain.

Publishing Law Center

Legal information for the publishing community.

Sentry

Australian copyright information

Standford University Libraries: Copyright and Fair Use

Overview of rights and permissions for websites, academics and educational applications. Includes frequently asked questions, registration, enforcement, public domains, and research.

Stanford Copyright & Fair Use

Information and study aids concerning copyright law.

United States Copyright Office

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.

What is Copyright Protection?

Information about copyrights in general, and as applied to the internet.

Yale University

Annotated copyright policies of selected colleges and universities.

Purpose of Copyright

An essay on the state of copyright protections. (February 01, 2000)

Basic Copyright Concepts For Writers

Article explaining basic copyright concepts with links, examples, and additional information. (September 01, 1997)