Librarian's Shelf
Copyrights
Copyright.com
Providing the most complete
and convenient access to copyright permission for
millions of publications worldwide.
Copyright Crash Course Online Tutorial
This will help you learn about how ownership of
copyrighted materials works, what is fair use and
when and how to get permission to use someone else's
materials.
Crash Course on Copyright
Someone owns just
about everything. Fair use lets you use their
things, but not as much as you'd like to. Sometimes
you have to ask for permission. Sometimes you are
the owner - think about that!
Copyright Navigator
A Digital Annotated Concept Map of the Fundamentals
of U.S. Copyright Law
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United
States
From Cornell Copyright Information Center.
Crash Course in
Copyright
This very
comprehensive site covers copyright and fair use as
well as the broader area of intellectual property
for creators and users. Content includes the
background of fair use, using multimedia, digital
content in libraries, copyright management,
licensing resources, online presentations, a
copyright tutorial, and links to additional
information available elsewhere.
United States
Copyright Office
Here
you will find all our key publications, including
informational circulars; application forms for copyright
registration; links to the copyright law and to the
homepages of other copyright-related organizations; news
of what the Office is doing, including business-process
reengineering plans, Congressional testimony and press
releases; our latest regulations; a link to our online
copyright records cataloged since 1978; and much more.
As with many forms of international governance, it is difficult to understand the complex lattice-like structure that protects intellectual property across the globe. Headquartered in Geneva, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is responsible for administering 23 international treaties that deal with various aspects of intellectual property protection.
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