American
Library Association (ALA) &
Association of College Research Libraries (ACRL)
Copyright resources on the Web: Sites to keep you current. By David Hodgins,
C&RL
News, March 2007, Vol. 68, No. 3.
Committee
on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM)
Some
Myths About Intellectual Property
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
Copyright Advisory Network
(American Library Association)
This website is a way for librarians to learn about copyright and to get
help when they have copyright troubles. The purpose of this site is to encourage
librarians to discuss copyright concerns, and seek feedback and advice from
fellow librarians and copyright specialists.
Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford
University Libraries)
Search by concept or keyword for primary materials,
current legislation, cases and issues.
Copyright Clearance Center
Provides
licensing system for reproduction and distribution of copyrighted materials
in print and electronic format throughout the world.
Copyright
Considerations in the Digital Age
University of California, San Diego, Science & Engineering Library.
Copyright
Resources Project
Designed to share the results of IMLS-funded research into working with
copyright-protected materials in a digital environment and to provide guidelines
and resources.
European Bureau of Library, Information
and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA)
Independent non-governmental
and non-commercial umbrella association of national library, information,
documentation and archive associations and institutions in Europe. Subjects
on which EBLIDA concentrates are copyright, culture, telematics, Central
and Eastern Europe, information society related matters and information
technology.
Friends of Active
Copyright Education (FACE)
Initiative of the Copyright
Society of USA. Provide a broad range of resources to foster and support
copyright awarreness.
Handbook on Copyright and Related Issues for Libraries
A practical guide to topical legal questions affecting the information
work of libraries in the fast moving digital environment. Each topic is
described briefly, the main policy aspects for libraries are outlined,
and there are links to library policy statements for further reading.
Know Your Copy Rights
For librarians who are developing
positive educational programs for academic users of copyrighted materials
in US not-for-profit institutions. Sponsored by the Association
of Research Libraries.
MLA Copyright for Music
Librarians
FAQs, guidelines and resources compiled by the Music Library Association.
Motion Picture Licencing Corporation
(MPLC)
Independent copyright licensing service exclusively
authorized by major Hollywood motion picture studios and independent
producers to grant Umbrella Licenses® to non-profit groups, businesses
and government organizations for the public performances of home videocassettes
and videodiscs.
U.S. Copyright Law
of the United States of America
And related laws contained in Title 17 of the United States Code.
U.S. Copyright Office
Explains
basics of U.S. copyright law and procedures for application and registration.
World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO)
Protection of intellectual property throughout
the world, and for the administration of multilateral treaties dealing
with the legal and administrative aspects of intellectual property in
English, Spanish and French.
