Copyright

Resources in this category:

Copyright & Fair Use
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/

A searchable archive of information relating to copyright law and fair use, including primary source documents, legislation, and a guide to Internet resources.

The Copyright Society of the United States of America
http://www.csusa.org/

This organization is a "nonprofit corporation that was organized in 1953 to foster interest in and advance the study of copyright law." Its research links provide access to international agreements and treaties as well as web sites for other groups and associations concerned with copyright.

Copyright Website
http://www.benedict.com/

"The Copyright Website strives to lubricate the machinations of information delivery by providing transparency to a particularly opaque and obtuse area of intellectual property." Sections include: Copyright Registration, the Basics of Copyright Law, and examples of copyright infringement in digital, video and audio formats. The author of the site is an intellectual property attorney in the United States.

Digital Future Coalition Home Page
http://www.dfc.org/

Discusses the need for balance in law and public policy between protecting digital intellectual property and affording public access to it. Information about the laws of copyright and other intellectual property laws and agreements are offered, along with information useful for advocacy on these issues.

Lessig Blog
http://www.lessig.org/blog/

A blog maintained by Lawrence Lessig, author of "Code and other laws of cyberspace," and professor at Stanford Law School. Lessig frequently argues that Intellectual Property (IP) law does more to stifle creativity than digital piracy (e.g. old Napster, P2P file sharing, bootleg DVDs) does.

U.S. Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/

Containing government information about copyright issues in the United States, this site also provides U.S. Copyright Office publications, instructions on how to register a work, and the capacity to search copyright records.

WATCH: Writers, Artists, and Their Copyright Holders
http://tyler.hrc.utexas.edu/

The WATCH File (Writers, Artists, and Their Copyright Holders) is a database of copyright contacts for writers and artists. It can be searched by an individual's name to receive the addresses of copyright holders or their representatives. While the resource was founded to answer copyright questions about manuscripts in the United States and the United Kingdom, it is now one of the largest databases of copyright holders in the world.