Links of Interest

U.S. Copyright Law: General Resources

• Full Text of the U.S. Copyright Act
• Registering Your Copyright
  
• U.S. Copyright Office 

U.S. Copyright Law: Tools on Duration and Expiration

• Copyright Duration Chart by Peter Hirtle
• Copyright Duration Chart by Lolly Gasaway 

Copyright Websites at Other Universities

• University Counsel
  • Catholic University
  • Harvard University
  • Yale University
• University and Law School Copyright Offices and Projects
  • American University – Center for Social Media
  • American University – Center for Social Media White Paper on Copyright
  • BYU Copyright Licensing Office
  • University of Georgia
  • Harvard Law School – Berkman Center for Law and Society
  • University of Michigan Copyright Office
  • New York University Law School – Free Expression Policy Project
  • Purdue University Copyright Office
• University Libraries
  • Cornell University Library, Digital Scholarship & Preservation Services
  • Duke University Libraries Office of Copyright and Scholarly Communication
  • Emory Libraries Scholarly Communications Office
  • University of Florida Libraries, Copyright on Campus
  • University of Minnesota
  • MIT Libraries, Scholarly Publishing
  • North Carolina State Libraries, Scholarly Communication Center
  • Ohio State University Libraries, Copyright Resources Center
  • Stanford University Libraries
  • Stanford University Libraries (Copyright & Fair Use)
  • The University of Texas, Austin
  • UCLA Library

International Copyright

• Treaties and Agreements
  • Berne Convention and Other Treaties
  • TRIPs: Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
  • WIPO Copyright Treaty
  • WPPT: WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
  • List of All WIPO-Administered Treaties
• Information and Guides on International Copyright
  • World Intellectual Property Organization
  • World Trade Organization
  • United States Copyright Office
  • American Library Association, International Copyright & Libraries
• European Copyright Resources
  • European Commission’s Information Society
  • European Union Law

Copyright Initiatives and Innovations

• Creative Commons
• Open Source Software: Non-profit corporation formed to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open source and to build bridges among different constituencies in the open-source community.
• Open Content Alliance: Collaborative effort of organizations from around the world building a permanent archives of multilingual digitized text and multimedia material.
• Internet Archive: Archive of public domain material, such as moving images, music, audio and text, and the "Wayback Machine," which can display past versions of websites.
• Project Gutenberg: The first and oldest collection of free, electronic books and music searchable by author, title, subject and language.
• Hathi Trust: Repository of collections of member libraries of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), the University of California system, and the University of Virginia.
• Public Domain Music: Part of the Public Domain Information Project and a reference site identifying public domain songs and public domain music.

Copyright Information Databases

• The WATCH File: Database of copyright contacts for writers, artists, and prominent figures in other creative fields
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America Estate Project: Database of the estates of deceased authors within the science fiction and fantasy fields
• Publisher Lookup: Database of publisher contact information
• Database of Firms out of Business: Database of publishing, literary and other firms out of business
• Google Books Collection of the Catalog of Copyright Entries: Online collection of the Catalog of Copyright Entries

Miscellaneous

• Association for Research Libraries ("ARL")
• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Center for Intellectual Property
• Film, Music, Multi-Media: VRA’s Copyright Resources and Image Calculator
• National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH)
• Copyright Website of the Music Library Association

Mechanical Applications of Copyright

• The Copyright Genie: Aid for determining copyright status and term of protection
• Copyright Advisory Network Digital Slider: Tool that helps determine if a work is in the public domain
• Section 108 Spinner: Spinner tool from the American Library Association that provides information on the law in relation to library uses
• Exceptions for Instructors eTool: Guide from the American Library Association that helps users determine whether their uses fit under permissible educational uses of copyrighted material
• Fair Use Evaluator: Online tool from the American Library Association that helps users understand if a use is a "fair use"
• Copyright Metro: Interactive guide to using copyrighted media in courses from Baruch College

Note: The Copyright Advisory Office does not endorse any of the tools or information found on any of the sites listed above.  Links are provided here for information purposes only, and users should consult with copyright advisors for legal determinations.

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