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Copyright Virtual Reference Shelf

Copyright Guidance
There are many sources of valuable copyright information. The following are a few of the interesting and useful sites that cover different aspects of United States copyright law and its applications.

 

The Copyright Law

Full text of United States Copyright Law:
http://www.copyright.gov/title17


An Education in Copyright Law:
http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/content/v04n01/Diotalevi_r01.htm
Copyright law is once again at the forefront of education in cyberspace. What is copyright law?

Copyright Law:
http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/copyright
Using information legally…


Copyright Law for Music Educators:
http://www.menc.org/information/copyright/copyr.html
The United States Copyright Law for music educators.


Rights granted under Copyright Law:
http://www.bitlaw.com/copyright/scope.html
This section of bitlaw, details the exclusive rights granted to a copyright owner by U.S. Copyright Law, namely the right to reproduce, and prepare derivative works.


When works pass into the Public Domain:
http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
Detailed copyright duration chart that covers all the variables. (By Lolly Gasaway, University of North Carolina)

 

Copyright Law Basics

www.bitlaw.com
(The most current searchable text of current copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).


http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
(Informative site for copyright issues).

 

Intellectual Property

About Intellectual Property
http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en
Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce.


Center for Intellectual Property-UMUC
http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/cip.shtml
The center provides for resources for the higher education community in the area of intellectual property and the emerging digital environment.


Copyright and Intellectual Property:
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/intprop
Intellectual property resources at other sites. Reports. General resources. Association of research libraries. (ARL).


Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Copyright/index.html
Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE. Copyright and Intellectual Property rights and licensing issues.


Copyright in the United States: Current Developments & Initiatives
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla62/62-jacm.htm


Journal of Intellectual Property Law
http://www.law.uga.edu/jipl
Published twice annually, the Journal of Intellectual Property Law is the nation's first student-edited law journal devoted solely to the field of Intellectual Property.


University of Baltimore Intellectual Property Law Journal
http://www.ubalt.edu/iplj
Informative, journal last modified January 16th, 2003.


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