Copyright

• The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
  
  

• Copyright Advisory Network\\

• Exceptions for Instructors eTool\\

• The Harry Fox Agency, Inc

• The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
  
  
• SOCAN (Canada)
  
  

The Harry Fox Agency, Inc

• US Copyright Office
  United States Government information on copyright. Basic information, searchable copyright records and information on how to register.
  
  
• Copyright and Fair Use
  Stanford University provides information on Copyright and Fair Use.
  
  
• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
  Easy to use chart showing when copyrights expire.
  
  
• Fair Use Evaluator
  from the ALA office of Information Technology Policy.
  
  
• Exceptions for Instructors eTool
  from the American Library Association.
  
  
• The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education
  A code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. This document was created by a team of more than 150 members of leading educational associations.
  
  
• Copyright Advisory Network
  "A community of librarians, copyright scholars, policy wonks."
  
  
• Copyright Myths Debunked
  from Bryan Cave's Art Law Blog.
  
  
• Creative Commons
  "Enabling the legal sharing and reuse of cultural, educational, and scientific works" "Creative Commons licenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators."
  
  
• The Copyright Website
  General copyright information for educators, students, websurfers and confused citizens; Specialized information for webmasters, musicians, moviemakers, screenwriters, programmers and photographers.
  
  
• Library Law
  Overview of copyright issues, both in general and as they pertain to libraries. Many links.
  
  
• Kasunic.com
  "The copyright law and litigation resource." Thorough and well-organized collection of links to many excellent resources about copyright.

Music Copyright and Licensing

• Music Publisher's Association Copyright FAQ
  Guide to copyright in regards to the music industry.
  
  
• Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
  
  
• Public Domain Music
  A reference site to help identify public domain songs and public domain music . . . lists of public domain music, royalty free music recordings you can license, and public domain sheet music reprints
  
  
• Music Library Association's Copyright Guide

Licensing Agencies

Check these databases to find copyrighted songs and apply for permission to legally use them.

• BMI
  
  

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)

http://www.ascap.com/ascap.html

SOCAN (Canada)

http://www.socan.ca/

The Harry Fox Agency, Inc.

• Digital Millennium Copyright Act
  Plain text and PDF versions of Public Law 105 - 304 - Digital Millennium Copyright Act from US Government Printing Office.
  
  
• ALA’s DRM Resources
  The American Library Association guide to digital rights management.
  
  
• Electronic Frontier Foundation
  Free speech, privacy, intellectual property and digital copyright issues from a civil liberty perspective.
  
  
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  The website of WIPO, a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to developing an international intellectual property system.
  
  
• ALA Guide to the WIPO
  ALA guide to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) issues and their impact on libraries.
  
  
• Digital Future Coalition
  An organization committed to striking an appropriate balance in law and public policy between protecting intellectual property and affording public access to it.
  
  
• UCLA Online Institute for Cyberspace Law and Policy
  Online archive of Cyberspace Policy Resources during the formative years of 1995-2002.
  
  
• BC Intellectual Property and Technology Forum
  A legal publication dedicated to providing readers with scholarship, reporting, and discussion from the legal community concerning technology law and intellectual property.
  
  
• ALA’s DRM Resources
  The American Library Association's list of resources, statements, and papers regarding Digital Rights Management issues and concerns for libraries.
  
  
• Public Knowledge’s Citizens Guide to DRM\\

http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use/related-materials/codes/code-best-practices-fair-use-media-literacy-education

ALA’s DRM Resources

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/copyright/digitalrights/resources

The American Library Association guide to digital rights management.

http://bciptf.org/

The Copyright Website

http://www.benedict.com/

Music Publisher's Association Copyright FAQ

http://www.mpa.org/content/copyright-faq

http://copyright.musiclibraryassoc.org/

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/copyright/dmca/

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/copyright/internationalcopyright/wipo

Copyright Advisory Network
http://librarycopyright.net/wordpress/\\

Copyright Myths Debunked
http://artlawteam.com/copyright-myths-debunked/\\

Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/
"Enabling the legal sharing and reuse of cultural, educational, and scientific works" "Creative Commons licenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators."

Copyright Crash Course

http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/Intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm

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http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/code_for_media_literacy_education

http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm

Information and perspectives on digital copyright issues.

General Information | Music Copyright and Licensing | Digital Content and Copyright

The American Library Association's list of resources, statements, and papers regarding Digital Rights Management issues and concerns for libraries.

Digital Content and Copyright

Digital Millennium Copyright Act
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-105publ304/content-detail.html
Plain text and PDF versions of Public Law 105 - 304 - Digital Millennium Copyright Act from US Government Printing Office.

ALA’s Guide to the DMCA
http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/copyright/activelegislation/dmca/dmcadigitalmillenium.cfm
The American Library Association guide to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and its impact on libraries.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
http://www.eff.org/
Free speech, privacy, intellectual property and digital copyright issues from a civil liberty perspective.

World Intellectual Property Organization
http://www.wipo.int/
The website of WIPO, a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to developing an international intellectual property system.

ALA Guide to the WIPO
http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/copyright/intlcopyright/wipo.cfm
ALA guide to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) issues and their impact on libraries.

Digital Future Coalition
http://www.dfc.org/
An organization committed to striking an appropriate balance in law and public policy between protecting intellectual property and affording public access to it.

UCLA Online Institute for Cyberspace Law and Policy
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/hp.html
Online archive of Cyberspace Policy Resources during the formative years of 1995-2002.

BC Intellectual Property and Technology Forum
http://www.bciptf.org/
A legal publication dedicated to providing readers with scholarship, reporting, and discussion from the legal community concerning technology law and intellectual property.

ALA’s DRM Resources
http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/copyright/digitalrights/resources/index.cfm
The American Library Association list of resources, statements, and papers regarding Digital Rights Management issues and concerns for libraries.

Public Knowledge’s Citizens Guide to DRM
http://www.publicknowledge.org/pdf/citizens_guide_to_drm.pdf
Washington,DC based public interest group’s guide to Digital Rights Management.

Copyright Myths Debunked

http://www.artlawteam.com/2009/08/articles/copyright-2/copyright-myths-debunked/

from Bryan Cave's Art Law Blog.

Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/ \\

Copyright Advisory Network

http://librarycopyright.net/wordpress/

"A community of librarians, copyright scholars, policy wonks."

Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/ \\

Fair Use Evaluator

http://librarycopyright.net/fairuse/

from the ALA office of Information Technology Policy.

Exceptions for Instructors eTool

http://librarycopyright.net/etool/

from the American Library Association.

The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/code_for_media_literacy_education/

A code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. This document was created by a team of more than 150 members of leading educational associations.

Creative Commons

http://creativecommons.org/

"Enabling the legal sharing and reuse of cultural, educational, and scientific works" "Creative Commons licenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators."

Copyright Crash Course

http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/Intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm

University of Texas System brings a fun and easy crash course in copyright to the Web. Follow along to learn all about copyright from music to images to text.

The Copyright Website

http://www.benedict.com/

General copyright information for educators, students, websurfers and confused citizens; Specialized information for webmasters, musicians, moviemakers, screenwriters, programmers and photographers.

Library Law

http://librarylaw.com/Copyright_and_Libraries.html

Overview of copyright issues, both in general and as they pertain to libraries. Many links.

Kasunic.com

http://www.kasunic.com/

"The copyright law and litigation resource." Thorough and well-organized collection of links to many excellent resources about copyright.

Music Copyright and Licensing

Music Publisher's Association

http://www.mpa.org/copyright/copysearch.html

Guide to copyright in regards to the music industry.

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

http://www.riaa.com/

Public Domain Music

http://www.pdinfo.com/

A reference site to help identify public domain songs and public domain music . . . lists of public domain music, royalty free music recordings you can license, and public domain sheet music reprints

Music Library Association's Copyright Guide

http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/mla/

Licensing Agencies

Check these databases to find copyrighted songs and apply for permission to legally use them.

BMI
http://www.bmi.com/

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
http://www.ascap.com/ascap.html

SOCAN (Canada)
http://www.socan.ca/

The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. \\

The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/code_for_media_literacy_education/

A code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. This document was created by a team of more than 150 members of leading educational associations.

Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/ \\

Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States

http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/

Easy to use chart showing when copyrights expire.

Copyright and Fair Use

http://fairuse.stanford.edu

Creative Commons

http://creativecommons.org/

"Enabling the legal sharing and reuse of cultural, educational, and scientific works" "Creative Commons licenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators."

Copyright Crash Course
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/Intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm \\

The Copyright Website

http://www.benedict.com/

Kasunic.com

http://www.kasunic.com/

"The copyright law and litigation resource." Thorough and well-organized collection of links to many excellent resources about copyright.

Music Copyright and Licensing

Music Publisher's Association
http://www.mpa.org/copyright/copysearch.html \\

When Works Pass Into the Public Domain

http://www.unc.edu/%7Eunclng/public-d.htm

An easy-to-use table summarizing the length of copyright terms.

Copyright Crash Course
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/Intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm \\

Kasunic.com

http://www.kasunic.com/

Thorough and well-organized collection of links to many excellent resources about copyright.

The Copyright Website
http://www.benedict.com/ \\

Library Law

http://librarylaw.com/Copyright_and_Libraries.html

Overview of copyright issues, both in general and as they pertain to libraries. Many links.

Music Copyright and Licensing

Music Publisher's Association
http://www.mpa.org/copyright/copysearch.html \\

http://fairuse.stanford.edu

General copyright information for educators, students, websurfers and confused citizens; Specialized information for webmasters, musicians, moviemakers, screenwriters, programmers and photographers.

Music Copyright and Licensing

Music Publisher's Association \\

The Copyright Website

http://www.benedict.com/

Music Copyright and Licensing

Music Publisher's Association \\

Music Library Association's Copyright Guide
http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/mla/

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)

\\

SOCAN (Canada)

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

http://www.riaa.com/

Public Domain Music \\

Licensing Agencies

Check these databases to find copyrighted songs and apply for permission to legally use them.

SOCAN(Canada)

The Harry Fox Agency, Inc.

http://harryfox.com

General Information | Music Copyright and Licensing

Music Copyright and Licensing

A reference site to help identify public domain songs and public domain music . . . lists of public domain music, royalty free music recordings you can license, and public domain sheet music reprints

BMI
http://www.bmi.com/
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) \\ http://www.ascap.com/ascap.html
SOCAN
http://www.socan.ca/ \\ (Canada)

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
http://www.riaa.com/
The Harry Fox Agency, Inc.
http://www.nmpa.org/hfa.html \\

Guide to copyright in regards to the music industry.

Public Domain Music
http://www.pdinfo.com/
A reference site to help identify public domain songs and public domain music . . . lists of public domain music, royalty free music recordings you can license, and public domain sheet music reprints

Music

General Information | Music

Music

Copyright Crash Course

http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/Intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm

University of Texas System brings a fun and easy crash course in copyright to the Web. Follow along to learn all about copyright from music to images to text.

Music

Music Publisher's Association

http://www.mpa.org/copyright/copysearch.html

Guide to copyright in regards to the music industry.

Copyright Crash Course
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/Intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
University of Texas System brings a fun and easy crash course in copyright to the Web. Follow along to learn all about copyright from music to images to text.

Creative Commons

http://creativecommons.org/

"Enabling the legal sharing and reuse of cultural, educational, and scientific works" "Creative Commons licenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators."

Copyright and Fair Use
http://www.fairuse.stanford.edu \\

US Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov
United States Government information on copyright. Basic information, searchable copyright records and information on how to register.

Copyright and Fair Use
http://www.fairuse.stanford.edu
Stanford University provides information on Copyright and Fair Use.

Music Publisher's Association
http://www.mpa.org/copyright/copysearch.html
Guide to copyright in regards to the music industry.