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Copyright
United States Copyright Office: Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/copyright
This official site for the United States Copyright Office includes general information, official notices, copyright laws, applications and answers to frequently asked questions.
U.S. Copyright Office Forms
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/forms/
Official site for printable and downloadable forms from the Copyright Office. You must have the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader (r) installed on your computer to view and print the forms. Some forms can be filled in and submitted online.
How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ22.html
General information about searching copyrights from the Copyright Office. The databases require telnet.
Copyright Clearing Center, Inc.
http://www.copyright.com
Formed in 1978, the CCC is the largest licenser of photocopy reproduction rights. The site allows researchers to browse various databases containing U.S. copyrights.
Copyright: Libraries & the Public
http://www.ala.org/work/copyright.html
From the American Library Association Copyright Education Program, this site gives an overview of fair use, copyright basics, and ALA's Copyright Principles.
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm
This material helps you find out the duration of a copyright.
University of Texas: Copyright Crash Course
http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/copyright/
User-friendly copyright tutorial created by the staff at the University
of Texas at Austin.
Cornell Institute for Digital Collections: When Works Pass Into the
Public Domain in the United States
http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/HirHe_Public_Domain.htm
Based in part on the list written and compiled by the director of the
University of North Carolina's Law Library, this list explains when
works become part of the public domain.
Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org
Authors are given resources to offer licenses to others, as long as the original author receives credit for the creation.
Last updated 6/19/07
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