| 10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained |
| Brad Templeton, founder of ClariNet, the first and largest electronic newspaper on the net, provides clear, common sense guidance on copyright issues, including "linking rights" from an electronic publisher's perspective.
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| Copyright Basics |
| A publication from the United States Copyright Office on the basics of copyright in both english and spanish. |
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| Copyright Clearance Center |
| Formed in 1978, the Copyright Clearance Center acts as an agent on behalf of thousands of publishers and authors to grant permission for the use of copyrighted materials. They provide licensing systems, academic permissions, and other services as well. |
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| Copyright Crash Course |
| The University of Texas System offers a primer on copyright issues for its faculty. Maintained by two attorneys who are members of the System's Office of the General Counsel. Some notable features include a Four Factor Fair Use Test, Ask a Lawyer , and Online Presentations on all issues of copyright for use by students, faculty, librarians and administrators.
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| Copyright Management Center |
| From the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) community to provide
access to a wide variety of resources about copyright in general and its importance to higher education, in particular. Protection, registration, ownership, rights, duration, fair use, permissions, and more.
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| Copyright Website |
| Maintained by attorney Benedict O'Mahoney, who specializes in copyright and intellectual property, this site provides background, basics and multimedia illustrations of interesting cases.
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| Fair Use of Copyrighted Works: A Crucial Element in Educating America |
| An electronic version of Fair Use of Copyrighted Works, a pamphlet published by the Consortium for Educational Technology for University Systems (CETUS). Provides an overview of the principle of fair use of copyrighted works for educators as well as illustrative scenarios of its application. Information on how to obtain permission to use copyrighted works in the classroom.
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| Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians |
| A booklet from the U.S. Copyright Office in a pdf file. |
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| Stanford Univeristy Libraries: Copyright & Fair Use |
| A highly rated resource on basic issues of copyright and intellectual property sponsored by Stanford University Libraries, the Council on Library Resources and Findlaw Internet Legal Resources. Includes primary materials, a guide, resources for librarians and a section on academic coursepacks. A must see site.
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| United States Copyright Office |
| The official site of the U.S. Copyright Office. A wealth of information on copyright basics, laws and policy; searching copyright records; how to register a work; licensing; and publications including useful circulars, brochures and factsheets and forms available online from the Copyright Office. |
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| When Works Pass into the Public Domain |
| A chart from Lolly Gasaway of the University of North Carolina on when works pass into the public domain. |
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