Library Guides: Copyright and Fair Use: Copyright Web Sites and Organizations

Websites

U.S. Copyright Office

The US Copyright office provides documentation and information copyright law, along with forms for registering copyright and other useful information. Sections of interest:

U.S. Copyright Office
The Copyright Office is responsible for administering a complex and dynamic set of laws, which include registration, and the recordation of title and licenses.
Copyright Law of the United States of America
U.S. government's copyright law at copyright.gov.
Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition
Released by the Register of Copyrights, representing administrative practices of the U.S. Copyright Office.

Other University Copyright Information Pages

Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford University)
Website covering the latest news on copyright and related issues. Examines a variety of issues facing faculty and students concerning copyright.
Copyright Information Center (Cornell University)
Informative site created by Cornell University.
Copyright Law & Graduate Research
Information for graduate students concerning thesis and dissertations by Kenneth Crews produced for Proquest Information and Learning as a free education service.
Cyberlaw Guide to Protest Art
By the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
University of Texas "Crash Course in Copyright"
This resource provides answers to many common questions concerning copyright: fair use, copyright in the digital library, online presentations and copyright, etc.

Other Copyright Websites

These websites are different in their outlook and may represent the views of commercial entities.

AAUP Intellectual Property Issues for Faculty
American Association of University Professors' outline of intellectual property issues faced by faculty.
Association of American Publishers
The AAP represents the publishing industry's legislative, regulatory, and trade priorities regionally, nationally, and worldwide.
BitLaw
A free legal resource focusing on intellectual property, patents, copyright, and trademark, as it relates to technology and the internet.
Copyright & Art Issues
Compiled by Christine L. Sundt, covering the arts, museums, and education at all levels on copyright issues. Extensive links to relevant websites - including papers and presentations.
SPLC Guide to Fair Use
The Student Press Law Center offers this Fair Use guide with a useful FAQ in addition to other copyright and legal resources for student authors and publishers
Public Domain Sherpa
This site provides information on finding and using public domain material in the United States.
Creative Commons Search
Search for images that are in the public domain OR have been granted creative commons status.

Fair Use and Multi Media Sites

Intellectual Property Law Primer for Multimedia Developers from Timestream. Excerpts from the Multimedia Law Handbook.
There are many videos available at Copyright Clearance Center. https://www.copyright.com/learn/resource-library/

US Agencies and Publishing

U.S. Copyright Office of the Library of Congress

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of the Commerce Department

Organizations

American Association of Law Libraries

American Communication Association

American Library Association

Association of American Publisher

ACM Association for Computing Machinery

Association of Research Libraries

The Authors Registry – Authors Contact Directory, Registry Licensing Service, Automated Rights Payment System

Business Software Alliance (BSA)

Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI)

Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)

The Corporation for National Research Initiatives

Intellectual Property: An Association of Research Libraries Statement of Principles

Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC)

The National Association of College Stores, Inc. and The Association of American Publishers

National Writers Union

Society of American Archivists

Visual Resource Association a non-profit organization established to further research and education in the field of visual resources and to promote a spirit of cooperation among the members of the profession. Site includes resources on copyright and fair use.

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)