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United States Copyright Law

• Title 17, US Code
• New Pending Legislation
• When works pass into public domain 
  (Laura Gassaway, Law Librarian, UNC Chapel Hill)
• Copyright Term & the Public Domain in the U.S.
  (Expanded version of the above with emphasizing unpublished works)
• Is it covered by copyright? Date "slider"  
  (Copyright Advisory Network)
• U.S. Copyright Office 
• How to register U.S. copyright
  • In general, copyright registration is a legal formality intended to make a public record of the basic facts of a particular copyright. However, registration is not a condition of copyright protection. Even though registration is not a requirement for protection, the copyright law provides several inducements or advantages to encourage copyright owners to make registration.
     

UNC Policies

• UNC Patent and Copyright Policy
• NC State Copyright Infringement
  

Tutorials & Guidelines

• UNC Fair Use Worksheet
• U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright Basics
• Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians
• AAU Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities:
  A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations     
• Copyright Registration Procedures
• "An Education in (C)opyright Law: A Primer for Cyberspace."
  (Library and Information Science Research, 11 (2), March 2003), Robert N. Diotalvi (Legal Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University) provides a brief tutorial on U.S. copyright law that covers recent legislative changes affecting online materials.
• Copyright: Basics of Use (PowerPoint)
• How Do I know What Is and Isn't Legal? (MPAA) 
  

Low Cost or Free Permissions

• Project Gutenberg
  (Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.)
• The Public Domain: How to Find & Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More. 5th ed.  (Stephen Fishman, Nolo Pr., 2010).  Ramsey Library/REF/KF3022,F575 2010) 
• Legal Sources of Online Content 
• Legal Online Movie & Television Sites (MPAA) 

Copyright Permissions       

• Getting permission
  (Univ of Texas advice on where to go for permissions)
• Copyright Clearance Center
  (Principle resource for obtaining permissions for PRINTED materials)

Digital Media

• Cyber Law (Harvard U.)  
• Chilling Effects Clearinghouse  
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
• Directory of Service Provider Agents for Notification of Claims of Infringement
• Electronic Frontier Foundation  An Education in (C)opyright Law: A Primer for Cyberspace."
  (Library and Information Science Research, 11 (2), March 2003), Robert N. Diotalvi (Legal Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University) provides a brief tutorial on U.S. copyright law that covers recent legislative changes affecting online materials.
• The TEACH Act Toolkit
  NC State
• Legal Sources of Online Content 
• Legal Online Movie & Television Sites (MPAA) 
   

Distance Education

• Copyright & Distance Education (IUPUI)
• "An Education in (C)opyright Law: A Primer for Cyberspace."
  (Library and Information Science Research, 11 (2), March 2003), Robert N. Diotalvi (Legal Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University) provides a brief tutorial on U.S. copyright law that covers recent legislative changes affecting online materials.
• The TEACH ACT (text of the law)
• Report on Copyright and Digital Distance Education
  U.S. Copyright Office
• "The Teach Act Finally Becomes Law"
  University of Texas Copyright site maintained by national authority Georgia Harper
• Comparison of Sections 110 (1-2) Before & After TEACH Act  
  Laura Gassaway, national authority on copyright and Law Librarian, UNC Chapel Hill
• The TEACH Act Toolkit
  NC State
• Copyright & Education -- The Teach Act

Useful Sites

• UNC Charlotte Library Copyright Site
• NC State Digital Scholarship & Publishing Center
• Association of Research Libraries Copyright & Intellectual Property
• University of Texas Intellectual Property
• Copyright & Fair Use  (Stanford University Library)
• Selected Special Problems  (University of Oregon)
• Copyright Advisory Network (Sponsored by the ALA Office of Information Tech. Policy)