Copyright Law
Copyright Primary Sources
Copyright Basics
By the U.S. Copyright Office.
Copyright Law of the U.S.
By the U.S. Copyright Office. Pdf format available.
Copyright Law of the U.S.
By Cornell & LII. Frames version. Parallel authorities and updates available.
Copyright Regulations
Title 37 of the CFR. By Cornell and the LII.
Copyright General Sites
The Copyright Website
Award winning
Copyright Legislation
THOMAS
Search for U.S. copyright legislation
Copyright Cases
Circuit Courts of Appeal
Search for Copyright cases at Cornell’s LII.
Select Decisions
By Bitlaw.
Copyright Forms
U.S. Copyright Forms
By the U.S. Copyright Office. In .pdf format.
Copyright International
IIPA
International Intellectual Property Alliance
Copyright Universities
Copyright & Fair Use
From Stanford University Libraries
Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment
A primer by Georgia Harper.
Copyright Resources Online
From Yale. Exhaustive list of university links.
U.S. Patent, Trademark & Copyright Information
Franklin Pierce Law Center.
Excellent Guides:
Copyright on the Internet
This discussion addresses U.S. copyright issues of concern to those who post to or own email lists or have put up web pages.
Copyright for Computer Authors,
Copyright in Visual Arts,
Avoiding Intellectual Property Problems,
When Copyrights Expire.
Other Copyright sources
Copyright Law Overview
A collection of Intellectual Property resources from the Legal Information Institute – includes international materials.
General Information on Copyright Law – General Link to Copyright Office:
From The Library of Congress. Lots of good stuff here, including info. on copyright requests, licensing, and FOIA requests. See their page of copyright circulars for good overviews of many aspects of copyright law.
International Copyright Law – World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
WIPO Copyright Treaty
ALA copyright information
The American Library Association’s page of copyright information.
Copyright – Music Related
An overview of Copyright Law as it relates to Music
Coalition for the Future of Digital Music
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
