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| | United States copyright law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In the U.S., copyright law is administered by the United States Copyright Office, a part of the Library of Congress. | | | Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government, but the United States Government is not precluded from receiving and holding copyrights transferred to it by assignment, bequest, or otherwise. | | | Previously, a copyright renewal had be filed in the work's 28th year with the Library of Congress Copyright Office to have the copyright extened. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_copyright_law
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| | Copyright Basics FAQ |
| | In the complicated scheme of copyright laws, which law applies to a particular work depends on when that work is published. | | | To qualify for copyright protection, a work must be "fixed in a tangible medium of expression." This means that the work must exist in some physical form for at least some period of time, no matter how brief. | | | Copyright shelters only fixed, original, and creative expression, not the ideas or facts upon which the expression is based. |
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http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/articles/tc/PCT13.HTML
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| | Getting Permission to Publish: Ten Tips for Webmasters |
| | Reproducing someone's copyrighted work or trademark without their permission is known as infringement, and it leaves you vulnerable to lawsuits from the copyright or trademark owner. | | | Copyright issues on the Web are constantly evolving, and the fees for permissions (often called "licensing fees") are often arbitrary. | | | If the webmaster is confident that the copyright owner has consented to the use, particularly if the copyright owner is a friend or relative, the concern over a lawsuit diminishes, as does the need for a formal written permission agreement. |
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http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/articles/ilaw/pub_permission.html
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| | Copyright Timeline |
| | Provisions in the URAA amended U.S. copyright law. | | | The court concluded that a state agency cannot be held liable for copyright infringement in federal court. | | | UCITA seeks to replace the public law of copyright with the private law of contracts. |
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http://arl.cni.org/info/frn/copy/timeline.html
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| | LII: Law about...Copyright |
| | The U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 - 810, is Federal legislation enacted by Congress under its Constitutional grant of authority to protect the writings of authors. | | | Under current law, works are covered whether or not a copyright notice is attached and whether or not the work is registered. | | | The federal agency charged with administering the act is the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress. |
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/copyright.html
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| | Circular 1 - Copyright Basics |
| | Copyright is a personal property right, and it is subject to the various state laws and regulations that govern the ownership, inheritance, or transfer of personal property as well as terms of contracts or conduct of business. | | | The use of the copyright notice is the responsibility of the copyright owner and does not require advance permission from, or registration with, the Copyright Office. | | | The copyright claimant is defined in Copyright Office regulations as either the author of the work or a person or organization that has obtained ownership of all the rights under the copyright initially belonging to the author. |
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http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/intprop/circ1.html
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| | Copyright Law Information & Articles |
| | Section 512 of the Copyright Law limits the liability of "service providers" for users' copyright infringements. | | | The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, signed into law on October 27, 1998, amends the copyright laws by generally extending the duration of copyright protection for an additional 20 years. | | | One of the rights accorded to the owner of copyright is the right to reproduce or to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords. |
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http://www.keytlaw.com/Copyrights/copyrightlaw.htm
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| | Copyright law at freeadvice.com, with attorneys - lawyers who help in copyright law cases. |
| | Copyright law at freeadvice.com, with attorneys - lawyers who help in copyright law cases. | | | The concept of copyright protection in the United States is set forth in the original U.S. Constitution which allows Congress to pass laws that promote and encourage the progress of the useful arts. | | | Ownership of a copyright is not the same as owning the copyrighted object. |
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http://freeadvice.com/law/570us.htm
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| | Copyright Law What Is Copyright Law? |
| | But the copyright laws will not provide a remedy for you. | | | Rights under the copyright laws do not arise when you file a registration with the copyright office. | | | Remember, it is fixation not registration from which copyrights arise. |
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http://www.weblawresources.com/Copyright/copyright-what-is.htm
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| | Copyright Law in the United States (BitLaw) |
| | Copyright law in the U.S. is governed by federal statute, namely the Copyright Act of 1976. | | | Consequently, copyright registration and the use of a copyright notice is recommended. | | | In fact, it is no longer necessary to even place a copyright notice on a work for it to be protected by copyright law. |
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http://www.bitlaw.com/copyright
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| | 10 Big Myths about copyright explained |
| | Copyright law was recently amended by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act which changed net copyright in many ways. | | | The "fair use" exemption to (U.S.) copyright law was created to allow things such as commentary, parody, news reporting, research and education about copyrighted works without the permission of the author. | | | While copyright law makes it technically illegal to reproduce almost any new creative work (other than under fair use) without permission, if the work is unregistered and has no real commercial value, it gets very little protection. |
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http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
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| | A brief intro to copyright |
| | Copyright law secures for the creator of a creative effort the exclusive right to control who can make copies, or make works derived from the original work. | | | Under the Berne copyright convention, which almost all major nations have signed, every creative work is copyrighted the moment it is fixed in tangible form. | | | There is a complex doctrine associated with copyright law which allows certain types of copying without permission in areas where it is felt that some more important social principles would be violated otherwise. |
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http://www.templetons.com/brad/copyright.html
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| | COPYRIGHT RESOURCES ONLINE |
| | The U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, as amended (1994). | | | CANCOPY, the Canadian copyright licensing agency, acts on behalf of writers and publishers to grant permission to copy, either on an individual basis with a one-time transactional license, or with comprehensive licenses for high-volume users, such as schools, universities, and governments. | | | General information on Canadian Copyright and the CANCOPY organization are included, as are details on Post-Secondary Licensing and School Licensing. |
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http://www.library.yale.edu/~okerson/copyproj.html
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| | Australian Copyright Council's Online Information Centre — Australian Copyright Council |
| | Copyright in Australia: get some copyright basics (there is no copyright registration in Australia), see our information sheets (they answer many FAQs about Copyright Laws and legislation). | | | Copyright problems: information on this site covers a large range of copyright issues including how to protect your copyright, assigning and licensing rights, and copyright infringement. | | | Policy: copyright policy issues, submissions on copyright policy and law reform. |
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http://www.copyright.org.au
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| | EFF: DMCA Archive |
| | EFF's expressed opposition to the anti-circumvention regulations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act which seems to be a backdoor attempt to outlaw encryption research and hence encryption. | | | EFF action alert regarding Copyright Office request for comments from the public, on the topic of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and its anti-circumvention provisions. | | | Amicus brief [PDF 167k] filed by law professors on behalf of Static Controls, opposing a preliminary injunction in the Lexmark DMCA case. |
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http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA
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| | McGraw-Hill Ryerson - Canadian Copyright Law |
| | Whether you are a creator or user of copyright material, Canadian Copyright Law will keep you current on copyright law in Canada and its applications to your situation - to protect your creations, content and products in these rapidly changing markets. | | | anadian Copyright Law is your online reference for up-to-date information on issues relating to Canadian copyright law. | | | She takes the convoluted legal jargon of the Canadian Copyright Act and sets it out in everyday language. |
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http://www.mcgrawhill.ca/companion/copyrightlaw
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| | Copyright Law |
| | Copyright Office The U.S. Copyright Office of the Library of Congress. | | | Copyright Law Cornell Legal Information Institute's copyright law materials. | | | CCC "The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) is a not-for-profit organization providing collective copyright licensing services." |
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http://www.legalethics.com/pa/practice/copyr.htm
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| | LEX 7136 Copyright Law |
| | Dimension Films, the Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit adopted a new rule for copyright infringement cases involving digital sampling: It is immaterial that defendant sampled a de minimis portion of plaintiff's work or that the use of the sample is unrecognizable. | | | Grokster, holding that defendant distributors of peer-to-peer file sharing software are not liable to copyright owners for copyright infringement. | | | The sound recording copyright holder cannot exact a license fee greater than what it would cost the person seeking the license to just duplicate the sample in the course of making the new recording. |
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http://www.law.wayne.edu/litman/classes/copyright/copyright.htm
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| | U.S. Copyright Office - Copyright Law of the United States |
| | U.S. Copyright Office - Copyright Law of the United States | | | Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 Section 306 amends section 121 of the Copyright Law. | | | Appendix I: Transitional and Supplementary Provisions of the Copyright Act |
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http://www.copyright.gov/title17
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| | Copyright on the Internet |
| | Finally, copyright is not the sole legal basis for objection. | | | For several years, copyright notice has not been required in the U.S. Until then, however, that was not true; notice may be needed to rebut lingering notions that works published without notice can be used by others without restriction. | | | Copyright law precludes most uses of others' works without explicit or implied permission. |
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http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/copynet.htm
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| | Copyright Law Library |
| | The Copyright Law Library provides all the resources you need to understand various types of copyrights and the implications of not getting one. | | | Material not protected by copyright (or otherwise protected) is available for use by anyone, without the author's consent. | | | On the other hand, an author of a copyrighted work may prevent others from copying, performing or otherwise using the work without the author's consent. |
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http://www.legalzoom.com/law_library/copyrights/introduction.html
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| | FindLaw Professionals: Copyright Law |
| | Patent law, trademark law, and trade secret law are discussed in the Patent, Trademark, and Trade Secret Section and Ownership of Copyrights and other intellectual property is discussed in the Ownership of Copyright Section. | | | These materials copyright law, the most important of the intellectual property laws for developers and publishers of multimedia works. | | | There are four major intellectual property laws in the United States that are important for multimedia developers and publishers: |
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http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/copyright
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| | Law/copyright/FAQ Index |
| | Subject: Copyright Law FAQ (5/6): Further copyright resources | | | Subject: Copyright Law FAQ (3/6): Common miscellaneous questions | | | Subject: Copyright Law FAQ (6/6): Appendix (a note about legal citation form) |
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http://www.faqs.org/faqs/law/copyright/faq
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| | Copyright Information: COPYRIGHTS at the University of Michigan |
| | The information presented here is intended for informational purposes and should not be construed as legal advice. | | | Copyright Information: COPYRIGHTS at the University of Michigan | | | University of Michigan Copyright Policy Approved by Regents Thursday, November 14, 2002 |
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http://www.copyright.umich.edu
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| | Publishing Law Center: Copyright, trademarks, intellectual property, contracts, licensing, rights, PubLaw Update ... |
| | This is because legal advice is dependent upon the specific circumstances of each situation and because publishing, business and intellectual property law may vary from state to state in the United States, so that some information in this Web page may not be correct for your jurisdiction. | | | Currently, the main topics of these articles are Internet Law, Copyright, Trademarks, Contracts, Public Domain, Fair Use and Privacy. | | | Privacy Policy: The Publishing Law Center is committed to protecting your privacy while you visit our site and when you give us information in order to sign up for our free PubLaw Update service. |
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http://www.publaw.com
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| | Selected Copyright Decisions of the Supreme Court |
| | The Most Recent Copyright Law Decisions of the Court | | | Fantasy, Inc. [Copyright - Infringement - Award of Attorneys Fees] | | | Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. [Copyright - Cable TV] |
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http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/copyrt.htm
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| | U.S. Copyright Office |
| | Section 108 Study Group Discusses Exceptions to Copyright Law for Libraries | | | Testimony: Protecting Copyright and Innovation in a Post-Grokster World |
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http://www.copyright.gov
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| | Copyright Act |
| | Compensation for Acts Done Before Recognition of Copyright of Performers and Broadcasters | | | Compensation for Acts Done Before Recognition of Copyright or Moral Rights | | | Certification of Countries Granting Equal Copyright Protection Notice |
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http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-42
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| | THE UT SYSTEM CRASH COURSE IN COPYRIGHT |
| | The contents of the Copyright Crash Course are licensed | | | Creating multimedia: Fair use and beyond, including courseware contracts. | | | The Crash Course Tutorial is available for faculty to use to learn Copyright basics, especially in the distance learning context. |
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http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
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| | Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center |
| | Please send comments and suggestions to copyright @ justia. | | | by Peter B. Hirtle, M.A., M.L.S. Copyright Protection for Short Phrases | | | As more and more culture becomes digitized, more and more becomes controllable, even as laws are being toughened at the behest of the big media groups. |
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http://fairuse.stanford.edu
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| | CIM Copyright Resources on the Internet |
| | The Debate Over Copyright Protection in the Digital Age | | | 2.3 New Laws Amending the Act of Interest to Educators |
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http://groton.k12.ct.us/mts/pt2a.htm
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| | The Cyberlaw Encyclopedia version 2.0: Copyright_Law |
| | Disclaimer: Not all materials may be applicable in your jurisdiction. | | | Laws for a Digital World - by Alan Gahtan - Informaiton & Technology Law, Vol. | | | Path to individual pages may change - please link to home page only. |
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http://www.gahtan.com/cyberlaw/Copyright_Law
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| | Medical Library Association: Copyright Law |
| | Overview of the Copyright Clearance Center Transaction Reporting Service Volume Discount Program | | | MLANET sites are identified by a members-only icon: |
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http://www.mlanet.org/government/positions/copyright_statements.html
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| | EFF: Computers & Academic Freedom |
| | This is an on-line collection of law related to computers and academic freedom. | | | Each answer is the opinion of its author. |
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http://www.eff.org/Censorship/Academic_edu/CAF
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