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Copyright Information Resources

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  (Expanded version of the above with emphasizing unpublished works)
• 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 Primer on Copyright Use & Ownership
• 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)
  

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 
• NC State Statement on "Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation: DMCA"
• "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 matierials.
• The TEACH Toolkit: An Online Resource for Understanding Copyright & Distance Education
  NC State Library Scholarly Communication Center
• Industry-Authorized Multimedia Download Sites 
  University of North Carolina posting of information on  methods of legally accessing music and movie content from an industry authorized service provider. 
  

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 matierials.
• The TEACH ACT (text of the law)
• Report on Copyright and Digital Distance Education
  U.S. Copyright Office
• Distance Education and the TEACH ACT 
  The American Library Association
• "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 Toolkit: An Online Resource for Understanding Copyright & Distance Education
  NC State Library Scholarly Communication Center

Useful Sites

• NC State Scholarly Communication Center
• NC State Copyright Infringement
• Association of Research Libraries Copyright & Intellectual Property
• University of Texas Intellectual Property
• Copyright & Fair Use  (Stanford University Library)
• Selected Special Problems  (University of Oregon)