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Directory
of National Copyright Administrations
U.S.
Copyright Office
--international organisations--
BIEM
Bureau International des Sociétés
Gérant les Droits d'Enrégistrement et de Réproduction
Mécanique - International body
Christian
Copyright Licensing International copyrigt
licences for church services incl. transparencies, songsheets, input lyrics
on a computer, record worship services, etc.
InterDeposit
international federation for data-processing and information
technologies has put together a system for the identification of works:
International Indentifier of Digital Works
International
Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers CISAC
International Federation
of Journalists, Authors
Rights Campaign
International
Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations
International
Publishers Association
Secure
Digital Music Initiative association of
worldwide recording & technology companies to develop open, interoperable
architecture & specification for digital music security
World
Intellectual Property Organization
--national and regional organisations--
Copyright Information Resources
Copyright: A
brief intro to copyright by Brad Templeton
Copyright: Crash
Course in Copyright from the University
of Texas
Copyright: Fight
Against Piracy, The by Denis de Freitas,
from International Publishers Association 1994
Copyright: Major
provisions of GATT in the field of Copyright protection from
Ladas & Perry
Copyright: General
information about copyrights from Oppedahl
& Larson LLP
Copyright: Rightsholders
at a Crossroads: From
Photocopying to Electronic Dissemination of Works from
Kopinor
Copyright: Role,
Importance and Possibilities of Collecting Societies in a Digital Age
from Kopinor
Copyright: Unauthorized
Reprographic Reproduction of Copyright Works a
Global Overview of Statistical Surveys from
Kopinor
Australia: Copyright
and the Internet: New Government reforms from
Murdoch University School of Law
Canada: Copyright
Infringement and the Internet from Industry
Canada
Canada: Liability
for Internet Copyright Infringement from
Industry Canada
Canada: Response
to "Copyright and the Information Highway" from
Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications
France: Les
droits d'auteur sur le web Copyright on
the web (in French)
Germany: Juristisches
Internet-Projekt Saarbrücken, Abteilung Urheberrecht, Informationen
zum Urheberrecht im Internet (in German)
Internet: Authors'
Rights in Cyberspace: Are New International Rules Needed? from
First Monday 1996
Internet: Can
Copyright Deal with Information Technology? by
Raphael Darius
Internet: Copyright
in the New World of Electronic Publishing from
Kotin, Crabtree, and Strong
Internet: Copyright
for Computer Authors from Franklin Pierce
Law Center
Internet: Copyright
Law and Digital Exploitation of Works The
Current Copyright Landscape in the Age of the Internet and Multimedia,
by Dr. Thomas Dreier, M.C.J., from IPA
Internet: Copyright
on the Internet from Franklin Pierce Law
Center
Internet: Copyrights
in Cyberspace from Nolo Press
Internet: Cybercopyrights:
Piracy
and Fair Use on the Web from National Consultant
Referrals, Inc.
Internet: Cyberspace
- Illusion and
Reality On Open and Closed Digital Networks from
Kopinor
Internet: Linking
Rights by Brad Templeton
Internet: On-Line
Fair Use of Copyrighted Material Issues
and Concerns by Gérard Martin
Internet: Protection
of copyright on the Information Superhighway by
Daniel Gervais, from International Publishers Association
Internet: Publishers’
Rights and Wrongs in the Cyberage
Switzerland: How
is music on the Internet handled? exploitation
of music on the Internet from SUISA
Switzerland: Informatikrecht
- Internet
und Recht Datenautobahnen aus der Sicht
des Urheberrechts und der verwandten Schutzrechte (in
German)
Switzerland: Urheberrecht
und Internet, Was
wird aus "Copy and Paste"? by Andreas
Böse (in German)
US: Copyright
Infringement in Cyberspace from the West
Virginia Journal of Law & Technology
US: Copyright
and Internet Social Claims and Government's
Intervention from Annenberg Scool for Communication
US: Copyright
Law and Electronic Access to Information from
First Monday 1996
US: Copyright
Law for Webmasters by Timothy J. Walton
US: Copyright
Law Meets the World Wide Web from Crossroads
1995 by Matt Rosenberg
US: Copyright
Liability In Cyberspace A Primer from
Cyberspace Lawyer
US: Copyrights
In Cyberspace What you need to know about
federal copyright law if you want to publish materials you've found on
the Internet from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Fair
Use in the Electronic Age: Serving the Public Interest working
document from Association of Research Libraries
US: Great Internet Panic,
The: How Digitization
is Deforming Copyright Law by Anne K. Fujita
in Journal of Technology Law & Policy Fall 1996
US: Intellectual
Property Law Primer for Multimedia and Web Developers by
J. Dianne Brinson and Mark F. Radcliffe
US: Intellectual
Value What happens to intellectual property
when it gets on the Internet? article by Esther Dyson in Wired, Issue
3.07, Jul 1995
US: Journal
of Online Law electronic publication of
scholarly essays about law and online communications-law and cyberspace
from Cornell University
US: Recommended
Principles for Contracts Covering Online Book Publishing by
the National Writers Union Sep 1994
US: Webcast
Licensing Frequently Asked Questions from
RIAA
US: Who
Owns Digital Works? Computer networks challenge
copyright law, but some proposed cures may be as bad as the disease
from Scientific American Jul 1996
US: WWW
Multimedia Law copyright - trademark - licensing
- web law
Licencing: Committee on
Institutional Cooperation Center for Library Initiatives, "Standardized
Agreement Language" for licencing agreements
Licencing
Electronic Resources from Association of
Research Libraries
US: It's All In the Fine
Print: Online
Resources for Software and Database License Review from
Office of General Counsel University of Texas System
US: Liblilicense
Licensing digital information - licensing agreements
in the digital age from Yale University Library
US: Licensing
Electronic Resources Strategic and practical
considerations for signing electronic information delivery agreements
from Association of Research Libraries
US: Webcast
Licensing Frequently Asked Questions from
RIAA
Multimedia
Copyright Issue Questions, Concerns and
Guidelines: Ownership of Material, Assessment of Royalties, Administration
of Royalties, Use of Material, Alternatives
Multimedia: Long
term solutions for copyright and multimedia products Direct
licensing - Collective licensing - Technical devices by Dr. Thomas
Hoeren
New
Zealand's New Copyright Act Ensures Protection for Multimedia
from A J Park & Son
US: Fair
Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia Draft,
prepared by Consortium of College and University Media Centers (CCUMC)
Fair Access Working Committee
US: Intellectual
Property Law Primer for Multimedia and Web Developers by
J. Dianne Brinson and Mark F. Radcliffe
US: WWW
Multimedia Law copyright - trademark - licensing
- web law
Ireland: Methods
of Licensing Public Performance IMRO's handbook
on the licensing of music performances
Ireland: Music
Means Business FAQ about music licensing
and royalties from IMRO
Ireland: Music,
the Law & You - Your Questions Answered performance
rights information for venue owners or managers from IMRO
Switzerland: Music
copyright FAQ from SUISA
Switzerland: How
is music on the Internet handled? exploitation
of music on the Internet from SUISA
US: Free
Music Philosophy, The site arguing that
any individual should have the freedom to copy, distribute, and modify
music for personal, noncommercial purposes
US: Guide
to Copyright for Music Librarians from the
Music Library Association
US: Lawgirl.com
web site run by a los angeles entertainment attorney
- main focus is on copyright and trademark in the music industry and in
new media
US: Music
Matters educational web site designed to
teach the basics of music publishing and music licensing as practiced in
the United States
--protection of electronic information--
Copyright
and Author's Rights the information age
and what it means for writers by Mike Holderness International
Federation of Journalists Freelance conference in Amsterdam
Copyright
and Global Libraries: Going with the Flow of Technology from
First Monday, Nov 1997
Copyright
in the New World of Electronic Publishing by
William S. Strong
Copyright: Role,
Importance and Possibilities of Collecting Societies in a Digital Age
from Kopinor
Copyright's
New Digital Guardians from Businessweek
May 6, 1996
Digital Copyright Protection:
Deposit,
Registration and Recordation in an Electronic Copyright Mangement System
from Coalition for Networked Information
Digital Copyright Protection:
Fair
Use Vs. Fared Use The Impact of Automated
Rights Management on Copyright's Fair Use Doctrine by Tom W. Bell,
N. Carolina Law Review
Digital Copyright Protection:
Intellectual
Preservation and Electronic Intellectual Property by
Peter S. Graham from Coalition
for Networked Information
Digital Copyright Protection:
Intellectual
Property Header Descriptors: A Dynamic Approach by
Luella Upthegrove and Tom Roberts
Digital Copyright Protection:
Look,
It's Not There Digital watermarking is the
best way to protect intellectual property from illicit copying by
Jian Zhao, Byte Magazine Jan 1997
Digital Copyright Protection:
Method
for Protecting Copyright on Networks by
Gary N. Griswold from Coalition for Networked Information
Digital Copyright Protection:
Trusted
Systems Devices that enforce machine-readable
rights to use work published on the Internet by Mark Stefik, Scientific
American
Mar 1997
EU: IMPRIMATUR
European Commission Project - Electronic Copyright
Management Systems
Practical
and Legal Protection of Computer Databases Definitions,
Difficulties in Protecting, Ways to Protect, Copyright, Trade Secrecy,
Contract, Practical Means of Protection
US: Basic
Principles For Managing Intellectual Property In The Digital Environmentfrom
National Humanities Alliance
US: Copyright
Law and Electronic Access to Information from
First Monday 1996
US: Extinction
of the Digital Lockpicker? Legal analysis
of the White Paper's recommendation to outlaw devices that bypass copyright
control from The Computer Law Report
US: Fair
Use in the Electronic Age: Serving the Public Interest working
document from Association of Research Libraries
US: Hot
Property comprehensive WWW resource for
intellectual property and copyright law as it applies to electronic media
US: Intellectual
Property Rights in an Electronic Environment Report
of the AAU Task Force
US: Revising
Copyright Law for the Information Age by
Jessica Litman published in Oregon Law Review 1996
US: Revising
the Copyright Law for Electronic Publishing David
J. Loundy from E-Law
Australia: Suggested
Policy on Software Copyright Obligations joint
policy on software copyright and piracy for all Australian Universities
from U. of Western Australia
Australia: Undermining
the Property Basis of Software Licences Australia’s
Copyright Amendment (Computer Programs) Bill 1999 from A J Park &
Son
Canada: Computer
Software Law in Canada by Philip B. Kerr
India: Copyright
of Software Frequently Asked Questions
from NASSCOM
India: IPR
Law in India computer software intellectual
property rights from NASSCOM
India: Procedure
for Registration of Copyright for Software A
Guide for Copyirighting Software from NASSCOM
Italy: Software
Protection Patent Protection - Copyright
Protection - Unfair Competition - General Protection from Chiomenti
e Associati
Japan: Software
Protection and Japan's Copyright Law from
Computing Japan June 1995
New Zealand: New
Copyright Treaty will not have Major Implications for NZ Information Technology
Industry from A J Park & Son
New Zealand: New
IP Rights for Software & Related Issues Copyright
- Patents from A J Park & Son
Software: International
Legal Protection for Software, Copyright
Protection from Fenwick & West LLP
US: Copyrighting
Your Software--Why Bother? from Nolo.com,
Inc.
US: Readings on Information
and Intellectual Property, Software
and copyright law from MIT
US: Software
and copyright law examination of law cases
from MIT
US: Software
Development Agreements from Nolo.com,
Inc.
US: Statutory
Protection for Computer Software in the United States from
Ladas & Parry
US: Copyright
in Visual Arts from Franklin Pierce Law
Center
US: Copyright
of Visual Art from DaVinci Design
Algeria: Summary
of the Copyright System from Abu-Ghazeleh
Intellectual Property
Australia: Attorney-General's
Department, Intellectual Property Branch, e-News
on Copyright monthly newsletter
Australia: Copyright
and the Internet: New Government reforms from
Murdoch University School of Law
Australia: Copyright
Cases cases in the High Court of Australia
and the Federal Court of Australia from Australian Intellectual Property
Law Locus
Australia: Copyright
Law in Australia A Short Guide from
Attorney General's Department
Australia: Suggested
Policy on Software Copyright Obligations joint
policy on software copyright and piracy for all Australian Universities
from U. of Western Australia
Australia: Undermining
the Property Basis of Software Licences Australia’s
Copyright Amendment (Computer Programs) Bill 1999 from A J Park &
Son
Bahrain: Summary
of the Copyright Registration System from
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Brazil: Direito
Autoral Copyright information site from
Ministry of Culture (in
Portuguese)
Canada: Application
for Registration of Copyright from Canadian
Intellectual Property Office in .pdf format
(85KB)
Canada: Application for
Registration of Copyright Instructions
from Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada: Application for
Registration of Copyright in Other
Subject-matter from Canadian Intellectual
Property Office in .pdf format (106KB)
Canada: Basics
of Canadian Copyright Law Creation of Copyright
Works - Authorship - Ownership of Copyright Worksfrom Industry Canada
Canada: Computer
Software Law in Canada by Philip B. Kerr
Canada: Copyright
Definition - Ownership - Term - International Protection
- Registration - Infringement - Summary from Patent and Trademark
Institute of Canada
Canada: Copyright
Frequently Asked Questions from
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada: Copyright
Principles of Copyright - Copyright Legislation -
Copyright Violation - Copyright Duration - The Public Domain - Various
Capyroghts from AQAD
Canada: Copyright
and Information Technology from Juris Diction
Canada: Copyright
FAQs Canadian Copyright Law Frequently Asked
Questions from McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Canada: Copyright
Infringement and the Internet from Industry
Canada
Canada: Copyright
Law and Librarians from McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Canada: Copyright
Law in Canada by Philip B. Kerr
Canada: Copyrightlaws.com
Web site devoted to copyright law, digital property,
media, and other intellectual property issues
Canada: Copyright
Reform in Canada Domestic Cultural Policy
Objectives and the Challenge of Technological Convergence from University
of Calgary
Canada: Droits
d'auteur Questions courantes (in
French)
Canada: Guide
des droits d'auteur (in French)
Canada: Guide
to Copyright Introduction - Copyright protection
- Registration - Additional information - Glossary - Common questionsfrom
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada: How
your Copyright Application is processed from
Canadian Intellectual Property Office in
.pdf format (74KB)
Canada: Internet
Copyright Infringement in Canada from Industry
Canada
Canada: Liability
for Internet Copyright Infringement from
Industry Canada
Canada: Queen's
University Copyright Policy Guide for Canada's
universities to copyright, fair dealing and collective licensing
Canada: Response
to "Copyright and the Information Highway" from
Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications
Chile: Concepto
de Derecho de Autor the overall idea
of copyright from SCD (in
Spanish)
China
Carrying the Copyright Banner by Lynette
Owen, Rights & Contracts Director, Addison Wesley Longman (London),
from IPA
China: Challenges
Facing US-China Partnerships China has now
been identified as the center of counterfeiting activities by Billy
Robbins fall 1994
China: Copyright
Registration Guide
Ecuador: Copyrights
Protection Outlook - Copyright - Agreements
entered into by authors - software protection from Hieros Gamos
Egypt: Summary
of the Copyright System courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh
Intellectual Property
EU: IMPRIMATUR
European Commission Project - Electronic Copyright
Management Systems
EU: Legal Advisory Board
Discussion
of Commission Green Paper on Copyright from
I*M Europe
EU: Legal Advisory Board
Reply
to the Green Paper on Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society
from I*M Europe
Finland: Extended
Collective License The Nordic Solution to
Complex Copyright Questions from
Kopinor
Finland: Tekijänoikeus:
vastauksia usein esitettyihin kysymyksiin A
Finnish Copyright FAQ by Jukka Korpela (in
Finnish)
France: La Propriété
Intellectuelle, Les
droits d'auteur Copyright (in
French)
France: Les
droits d'auteur sur le web Copyright on
the web (in French)
Germany: Informationen
zum Urheberrecht Information on copyright
(in
German)
Germany: Juristisches
Internet-Projekt Saarbrücken, Abteilung Urheberrecht, Informationen
zum Urheberrecht im Internet (in German)
Germany: Urheberrecht
und verwandte Schutzrechte Copyright and
related rights (in German)
Germany: Urheberrecht
- was ist das eigentlich? Copyright - what
is it really? (in German)
Hong Kong: Copyright
The Copyright Ordinance from M Grewal &
Co
Hong
Kong Copyright FAQ (in Chinese GB)
Hong Kong: Copyright
Website, The
Hong Kong Prevention
of Copyright Piracy Ordinance Gazetted general
explanation
Iceland: About
Copyright from The Visual Arts Copyright
Association
I*M Europe Legal Issues,
Intellectual
Property intellectual property news site
India: Analysis
of Amendments to Copyright Act from NASSCOM
India: Copyright
of Software Frequently Asked Questions
from NASSCOM
India: IPR
Law in India computer software intellectual
property rights from NASSCOM
India: Procedure
for Registration of Copyright for Software A
Guide for Copyirighting Software from NASSCOM
Ireland: Copyright
Reform Bill press release issued 9
April 1999 from Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment
Ireland: Copyright
- Your Questions Answered copyright issues
that pertain to the music industry from IMRO
Ireland: Methods
of Licensing Public Performance IMRO's handbook
on the licensing of music performances
Ireland: Music
Means Business FAQ about music licensing
and royalties from IMRO
Ireland: Music,
the Law & You - Your Questions Answered performance
rights information for venue owners or managers from IMRO
Italy: Software
Protection Patent Protection - Copyright
Protection - Unfair Competition - General Protection from Chiomenti
e Associati
Japan: Copyright
Protection of Databases from CRIC's Copyright
Update Japan 1998
Japan: Copyright
System in Japan by Japan Copyright Office
Japan: Copyright
System in Japan by Japan Copyright Office
(in
Japanese)
Japan: "Indirect
Infringement" of Copyrights in a Multimedia Society from
CRIC's Copyright Update Japan 1998
Japan: Scope of an Exhibition
Organizer's Privilege
to Reproduce Exhibited Artworks in Pamphlets for Visitors from
CRIC's Copyright Update Japan 1998
Japan: Software
Protection and Japan's Copyright Law from
Computing Japan June 1995
Japan: What
is Copyright? Copyright FAQ from CRIC
Jordan: Summary
of the Copyright Registration System from
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Lebanon: Summary
of the Copyright Registration System from
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Libya: Summary
of the Copyright Registration System from
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Luxembourg: Droits
d'auteur & droits voisins Copyright
and related rights (in French)
Malaysia: Copyright
In Malaysia from Ministry of Domestic Trade
and Consumer Affairs, Intellectual Property Division
Mexico: Derechos
de Autor Copyright general information (in
Spanish)
Mexico: Intellectual
Property Protection and Enforcement in Mexico by
Christina Moeckel
Monaco: La
propriété littéraire et artistique
Copyright protection (in
French)
Morocco: Summary
of the Copyright System from Abu-Ghazeleh
Intellectual Property
New Zealand: Copyright
Law explained What is Copyright? - Duration
of Copyright Protection - Infringement from Copyright Licensing Ltd
New Zealand: New
Copyright Treaty will not have Major Implications for NZ Information Technology
Industry from A J Park & Son
New Zealand: New
IP Rights for Software & Related Issues Copyright
- Patents from A J Park & Son
New Zealand: Overview
of Copyright Law from Baldwin Son and Carey
New
Zealand's New Copyright Act Ensures Protection for Multimedia
from
A J Park & Son
New Zealand: Statutory
Exceptions to Infringement What can I copy?
from Copyright Licensing Ltd
Norway:
Clara
An Online Information Centre for Copyright and Clearance
Norway: Extended
Collective License The Nordic Solution to
Complex Copyright Questions from
Kopinor
Oman: Summary
of the Copyright Registration System from
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Qatar: Summary
of the Copyright System from Abu-Ghazeleh
Intellectual Property
Russia: Copyright
Website, The (in Russian)
Russia: Protect
your copyright (in Russian)
Saudi Arabia: Summary
of the Copyright Registration System from
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Singapore: Copyright
and Related Rights Basic Information On
Copyright and Related Rights from Intellectual Property Office of
Singapore
South Africa: Copyright
What is copyright? - What sort of works enjoy copyright
protection? - Who owns the copyright? - When is the copyright infringed?
from Spoor and Fisher
South Africa: Copyright
Articles from Spoor and Fisher
Spain: Intellectual
Property Copyright from J.&
A. Garrigues
Sudan: Summary
of the Copyright Registration System from
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Sweden: Extended
Collective License The Nordic Solution to
Complex Copyright Questions from
Kopinor
Switzerland: Copyright
and neighbouring rights
Switzerland: Droit
d’auteurs et droits voisins (in French)
Switzerland: How
is music on the Internet handled? exploitation
of music on the Internet from SUISA
Switzerland: Informatikrecht
- Internet
und Recht Datenautobahnen aus der Sicht
des Urheberrechts und der verwandten Schutzrechte (in
German)
Switzerland: Music
copyright FAQ from SUISA
Switzerland: Urheberrecht
und Internet, Was
wird aus "Copy and Paste"? by Andreas
Böse (in German)
Taiwan: Copyright
Protection About the ROC Copyright Law
from Ministry of the Interior
Thailand: Intellectual
Property Copyrights - Trademarks from
Tilleke & Gibbins
Tunisia: Summary
of the Copyright Registration System from
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
UAE: Summary
of the Copyright Registration System from
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
UK: Copyright
General information; FAQs; Design right & protection
for semiconductor chips; the Copyright Directorate; News; Legislation;
The Copyright Tribunal from the UK Patent Office
UK: Journal
of Copyrights from Ed Barrow
US: 10
Big Myths about copyright explained answers
to common myths about copyright and USENET/Internet publication by
Brad Templeton
US: Association of Research
Libraries,
Copyright
and Intellectual Property resouce page
US: Are
Ideas Within the Traditional Definition of Property?: A Jurisprudential
Analysis by Andrew Beckerman-Rodau from Arkansas
Law Review
US: Authors
in the New Information Age A Working Paper
on Electronic Publishing Issues from National Writers Union Sep
14, 1995
US: Basic
Principles For Managing Intellectual Property In The Digital Environmentfrom
National Humanities Alliance
US: Changes
to US Copyright Under GATT January
1995 from Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
US: Cognizance
of Copyrights and Copy Wrongs An Ethical
Edge in Education by Duane Goehner
US: Comments on Government
White
Paper on Intellectual Property & The National Information Infrastructureby
the National Writers' Union
US: Commerce Department's
White
Paper on National and Global Information Infrastructure review
of While Paper commissioned by group of library associations
US: Copyright
General information from Cowan Law Links
US: Copyright
General information from Richard E. Backus
US: Copyright
General information from Workman, Nydegger &
Seeley
US: Copyright
Basics from Institute for Learning Technologies
US: Copyright
Basics from Lawgirl.com
US: Copyright
Basics These FAQs explain what a copyright
is and what exactly it protects from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Copyright
Basics from Wheat, Smith & Beres, PLC
US: Copyright
& Fair Use Primary Materials - Current
Legislation, Cases and Issues - Resources on the Internet - Overview of
Copyright Law from Stanford University Librairies
US: Copyright
& Fair Use Resource site from
Pannell Library
US: Copyright
FAQ by Terrence J. Carroll
US: Copyright:
Frequently Asked Questions from MIT Copyright
Working Group
US: Copyright
Guidelines for teachers and librarians -
Classroom Photocopying - Video Guidelines - Software Guidelines from
University of North Carolina Law School
US: Copyright
Implementation Manual Copyright Act Overview
- Fair Use and the Guidelines - Specific Applications for educational purposes
from Groton Public Schools
US: Copyright
Infringement in Cyberspace from the West
Virginia Journal of Law & Technology
US: Copyright
and Intellectual Property News and New Files
- Pending Legislation - Copyright Files - Sui Generis Database Protection
from USACM
US: Copyright
and Intellectual Property Resource page
from Association of Research Libraries
US: Copyright
and Internet Social Claims and Government's
Intervention from Annenberg Scool for Communication
US: Copyright
in Visual Arts from Franklin Pierce Law
Center
US: Copyright
Law and Electronic Access to Information from
First Monday 1996
US: Copyright
Law and Fair Use from Stanford University
US: Copyright
Law and the Doctoral Dissertation Guidelines
to Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities from San Jose State University
US: Copyright
law and electronic compilations of data from
Communications of the ACM Feb 1992 by
Pamela Samuelson
US: Copyright
Law Changes That May Affect You Congress
passed new copyright laws in 1998. You may
find a few surprises in the new laws from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Copyright
Law for Webmasters by Timothy J. Walton
US: Copyright
Law in the United States from BitLaw
US: Copyright
Law, Libraries and Universities from San
Jose State University
US: Copyright
Law Meets the World Wide Web from Crossroads
1995 by Matt Rosenberg
US: Copyright
Liability In Cyberspace A Primer from
Cyberspace Lawyer
US: Copyright
Litigation and Practice from Gordon &
Glickson in .pdf format
US: Copyright
Noncompliance (or why we can't "Just say yes" to licensing) by
Jessica Litman published in New York University Journal of International
Law & Policy 1997
US: Copyright
of Visual Art from DaVinci Design
US: Copyright
Ownership: Who Owns What? from Nolo.com,
Inc.
US: Copyright
& Preservation "A Serious Problem in
Need of a Thoughtful Solution" from The Commission on Preservation
and Access
US: Copyright
Protection: What It Is, How It Works FAQs
to
help you protect your creative work from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Copyright
Registration This site provides you with
the forms and walks you through each step from Lawgilr.com
US: Copyright
Registration Why and how to register
your articles from the American Association of Journalists and Authors
US: Copyright
Registration and Enforcement from Nolo.com,
Inc.
US: Copyright: Registration,
Infringement and Dilution from FindLaw
US: Copyright
Resources for Education Online from Institute
for Learning Technologies
US: Copyright
Resources Online from Yale University
US: Copyright
Qs and As from Brown, Pinnisi & Michaels,
PC
US: Copyrights
a complete guide from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Copyrights
Alerts and articles written by Arent Fox attorneys
on copyrights
US: Copyrights
General Copyright Information from PTC World
US: Copyrights
Primer on copyrights from Jaeckle Fleischmann &
Mugel, LLP
US: Copyrights
Definition - Ownership of Copyrights - Notice &
Registration - Term & Transfer of Copyrights - Infringement - Defenses
- Remedies from Seed and Berry LLP
US: Copyrights
In Cyberspace What you need to know about
federal copyright law if you want to publish materials you've found on
the Internet from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Copyright
Tutorial Copyright Basics - Fair Use - The
Library - Books - Faculty - Photocopying - Musical Works - Students - Computers
and the WWW from North Carolina State University
US: Copyright
Website, The real world, practical and relevant
copyright information
US: Crash
Course in Copyright Fair use - Who owns
what? - Creating multimedia - Copyright in the digital library - Copyright
management - Licensing resources, etc. from U. of Texas
US: Economy
of Ideas, The A framework for rethinking
patents and copyrights in the Digital Age article by John Perry Barlow
in Wired, Issue 2.03, Mar 1994
US: Educator's
Copyright Survival Guide from Institute
for Learning Technologies
US: Ethical Edge in Education,
An: Cognizance of Copyrights
and Copy Wrongs by Duane Goehner
US: Extinction
of the Digital Lockpicker? Legal analysis
of the White Paper's recommendation to outlaw devices that bypass copyright
control from The Computer Law Report
US: Fair
Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia Draft,
prepared by Consortium of College and University Media Centers (CCUMC)
Fair Access Working Committee
US: Fair
Use in the Electronic Age: Serving the Public Interest working
document from Association of Research Libraries
US: Fair
Use of Copyrighted Works University guidelines
- Meaning for higher education - Obtaining permission, etc., from
CETUS
US: Free
Music Philosophy, The site arguing that
any individual should have the freedom to copy, distribute, and modify
music for personal, noncommercial purposes
US: Grading Teachers
On Copyright Law--Videotaping
For The Classroom from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Great Internet Panic,
The: How Digitization
is Deforming Copyright Law by Anne K. Fujita
in Journal of Technology Law & Policy Fall 1996
US: Guide
to Copyright for Music Librarians from the
Music Library Association
US: Hot
Property comprehensive WWW resource for
intellectual property and copyright law as it applies to electronic media
US: ILTguide
to Copyright from Columbia University
US: Intellectual
Property Information: Resources and Services from
North Carolina State University Libraries
US: Intellectual
Property Law Primer for Multimedia and Web Developers by
J. Dianne Brinson and Mark F. Radcliffe
US: Intellectual
Property and the National Information Infrastructure report
of the Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights
US: "Intellectual Property
Online: Patent,
Trademark, Copyright" Archive from Electronic
Frontier Foundation
US: Intellectual
Property Rights in an Electronic Environment Report
of the AAU Task Force
US: Intellectual
Value What happens to intellectual property
when it gets on the Internet? article by Esther Dyson in Wired, Issue
3.07, Jul 1995
US: Interim
Guidelines for the Use of Copyrighted Works guidelines
for educators and librarians - photocopying - video - archiving - music
from University of Minnesota
US: It's All In the Fine
Print: Online
Resources for Software and Database License Review from
Office of General Counsel University of Texas System
US: Journal
of Online Law electronic publication of
scholarly essays about law and online communications-law and cyberspace
from Cornell University
US: Lawgirl.comweb
site run by a los angeles entertainment attorney - main focus is on copyright
and trademark in the music industry and in new media
US: Legally Speaking:
Self-plagiarism
or Fair Use? law concerning reuse of previous
writings in subsequent articles by same author by
Pamela Samuelson
US: LiblilicenseLicensing
digital information - licensing agreements in the digital age from
Yale University Library
US: Licensing
Electronic Resources Strategic and practical
considerations for signing electronic information delivery agreements
from Association of Research Libraries
US: Model
Copyright Policy Model University Policy
Regarding Faculty Publication in Scientific and Technical Scholarly Journals
from Triangle Research Libraries Network
US: Music
and the Copyright Laws from Gordon &
Glickson P.C.
US: Music
Matters educational web site designed to
teach the basics of music publishing and music licensing as practiced in
the United States
US: Opposing
Copyright Extension A Forum for Information
on Congress's Recent Extension of the Term of Copyright Protection and
for Promoting the Public Domain
US: Professors
and Universities Anticipate Disputes Over the Earnings From Distance Learning
from Colloquy 1998
US: Property
Rights in the Electronic Dawn from Institute
for Learning Technologies at Columbia University
US: Recommended
Principles for Contracts Covering Online Book Publishing by
the National Writers Union Sep 1994
US: Regents Guide to
Understanding
Copyright and Educational Fair Use from
University System of Georgia Board of Regents
US: Report on Copyright
and Digital Distance Education from U.S.
Copyright Office in .pdf format
US: Revising
Copyright Law for the Information Age by
Jessica Litman published in Oregon Law Review 1996
US: Revising
the Copyright Law for Electronic Publishing David
J. Loundy from E-Law
US: Scanning: Association
of American Publishers Position
Paper on Scanning
US: Software
and copyright law examination of law cases
from MIT
US: Statement
of Principles on Contracts Between Writers and Electronic Book Publishersby
the National Writers Union Apr 1994
US: Statutory
Protection for Computer Software in the United States from
Ladas & Parry
US: Timeline: A
History of Copyright in the U.S. from Association
of Research Libraries
US: Tightening
the Copyright Noose Why You Should Be Worried
About the White Paper on Intellectual Property Rights and the National
Information Infrastructure by Pamela Samuelson
US: Webcast
Licensing Frequently Asked Questions from
RIAA
US: What
is a Copyright? Ownership - Term of a copyright
- Do I need to register my work with the Copyright Office? - How to register
from Firstuse.com, Inc.
US: What
Part of a Creative Work Does Copyright Protect?
from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: When
Copying Is Ok--The 'Fair Use' Rule
from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: When
Works Pass into the Public Domain by Laura
Gasaway
US: Who
Owns Digital Works? Computer networks challenge
copyright law, but some proposed cures may be as bad as the disease
from Scientific American Jul 1996
US: WWW
Multimedia Law copyright - trademark - licensing
- web law
Berne
Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Convention
for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms 18
Apr 1973
GATT, Uruguay Round Agreements
Act, Title V -- Intellectual
Property Subtitle A--Copyright Provisions
International
Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and
Broadcasting Organizations 18 May 1964
Universal
Copyright Convention as revised at Paris
on 24 Jul 1971
--Regional Laws and Directives--
European
Communities Directive on Copyright Harmonisation Proposal
for a Council Directive aimed at the Information Society
European
Communities Directive on Software Copyrights Council
Directive of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection
of computer programs
NAFTA: Intellectual
Property Part Six, Chapter Seventeen
Algeria: Copyright
Legislation Constitution of the People's
Democratic Republic of Algeria Article (54) courtesy
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Australia: Copyright
Act 1968
Austria: Copyright
Law Urheberrechtgesetz (in
German) in .pdf
format (172KB)
Austria: Copyright
Law Urheberrechtgesetz (in
German) alternate site
Bahrain: Law
Decree in respect of the Protection of Copyrights No.
(10) for 1993 courtesy
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Belarus: Copyright
Law (in Russian)
Brazil: Copyright
Laws and Decrees [Direito Autoral Legislação] from
Ministry of Culture (in Portuguese)
Canada
Copyright Act
Canada: Copyright
Regulations and Tariff of Fees
Chile: Copyright
Law Proyecto de Ley, Titulo I, Derecho de
Autor, Ley No. 17.336 (in
Spanish)
China: Copyright
Law of People's Republic of China
China: Copyright
Law of People's Republic of China (in
Chinese)
Croatia: Copyright
Law Rights of Authors - Rights of Performers
unofficial translation
Croatia: Law
on the Amendments of the Copyright Law
Egypt: Copyright
Statute courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual
Property
France: Copyright
Law le code français de la propriété
intellectuelle - 1ère partie : la propriété
littéraire et artistique - courtesy Les éditions des Parques
(in French)
German
Copyright Law [Das deutsche Urheberrechtsgesetz] from
Transpatent (in German)
German
Copyright Awareness Law [Urheberrechtswahrnehmungsgesetz] from
Transpatent (in German)
Hong
Kong Copyright Ordinance Cap 528, full text
of law
Hong
Kong Prevention of Copyright Piracy Ordinance Cap
544, full text of law
Hong
Kong Registered Designs Ordinance Cap 522,
full text of law
Iraq: Copyright
Law No. (3) for the Year 1971
for the Protection of Copyright courtesy
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Italy: Copyright
Law Protezione del diritto d'autore e di
altri diritti connessi al suo esercizio - Legge 22
aprile 1941 n. 633 courtesy MediaLaw (in
Italian)
Japan: Copyright
Law of Japan
Jordan: Copyright
Protection Law Law No. 22 for the Year 1992
courtesy
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Lebanon: Artistic
and Literary Ownership Articles courtesy
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Libya: Copyright
Protection Law Law No. (9) for 1968
courtesy
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Luxembourg: Copyright
Law [Droit d'Auteur] (in French)
Mexico: Copyright
Law [Ley Federal de Derechos de Autor]
(in Spanish)
Morocco: Copyright
Law Royal Decree No. 135.69.1 dated 29
Jul 1970 courtesy
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Netherlands: Copyright
Law (in Dutch)
Norway: Copyright
Act Act no. 2 of 12
May 1961 Relating to Copyright in Literary, Scientific and Artistic
Works, etc., with subsequent amendments - unnoficial translation
Oman: Copyright
Law Royal Decree No. 47/96courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh
Intellectual Property
Philippines: Law
on Copyright
Qatar: Law
in respect of The Protection of Intellectual Works & CopyrightsAmiri
Law No. 25 for 1995 courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh
Intellectual Property
Russian
Copyright Law
Russia: Copyright
Law (in Russian)
Russia: Copyright
Law alternate site
(in
Russian)
Saudi Arabia: Law
for the Protection of Copyrights courtesy
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Singapore: Registry of
Trade Marks and Patents, Copyright
and Related Rights
Slovenia: Copyright
and Related Rights Act Mar
30, 1995
Sudan: Copyright
Protection Act 1974
Act No. 49 courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh
Intellectual Property
Swiss
Copyright Law [Bundesgesetz über das Urheberrecht und verwandte
Schutzrechte] (in German)
Taiwan:
Copyright
Law Jan 21,
1998 courtesy Saint
Island International Patent and Law Offices
Tajikistan: Law
on Copyright and Related Rights
Thai
Copyright Act 1978
Tunisia: Law
in respect of Literary & Artistic Property Law
No. (36) for 1994 courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh
Intellectual Property
Ukraine: Copyright
Law (in Russian)
UAE: Law
for the Protection of Intellectual Works and Copyright Federal
Law No. 40 for the year 1992 courtesy
Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
US: Copyright
Law
US:
Copyright
Law alternate site
US: Digital
Millennium Copyright Act in
pdf format
US: National
Information Infrastructure Copyright Protection Act of 1995 H.R.2441
Introduced in the House
Uruguay: Copyright
Law Propiedad Literaria y Artistica Ley
9.739 Dec 15, 1937 (in
Spanish)
Vietnam: Copyright
Law
Music Mechanical Rights Societies and Collection Agencies
Australia:
AMCOS
Australasian Mechanical Copyright
Owners Society
BIEM
Bureau International des Sociétés
Gérant les Droits d'Enrégistrement et de Réproduction
Mécanique - International body
Canada:
CMRRA
Canadian Musical Reproduction
Rights Agency
Denmark: NCB
Nordisk Copyright Bureau - Nordic mechanical copyright
society that works on behalf of the national performing rights societies
in the Nordic area
France: SDRM
Société pour l'Administration du Droit
de Reproduction Mécanique des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs
- Writers', composers' and publishers' RRO (in
French)
Greece: AEPI
Hellenic Society for the Protection of Intellectual
Property
Italy: SIAE
Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori -
Italian Society of Authors and Publishers
Netherlands: STEMRA
Dutch music copyright organization
Norway:
GRAMO
organisation with the object
of negotiating, collecting and distributing remuneration for broadcasting
in Norway of phonograms and other recordings
UK:
MCPS
Mechanical Copyright Protection
Society
US:
Harry
Fox Agency, Inc., The information source,
clearinghouse and monitoring service for licensing musical copyrights
Music Performing Rights Societies
Argentina: SADAIC
Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música
- administrates rights of composers, lyricists and music publishers (in
Spanish)
Australia & New Zealand:
APRA
Australasian Performing Right Association - association
of composers, lyricists and music publishers in Australia and New Zealand
Austria: AKM
Autoren, Komponisten, Musikverleger Gen.mbH - copyright
royalty collection society for performance and broadcast of music (in
German)
Belgium: SABAM
Belgian Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers
- Société d'Auteurs Belge/Belgische Auteurs Maatschappij
(in
French and Ducth)
Brazil: SICAM
Sociedade Independente dos Compositores e Autores
Musicais - Independent society of musical authors and composers (in
Portuguese)
Brazil: UBC
União Brasileira de Compositores - Brazilian
Composers Union - society to administer the rights of musical authors,
composers and publishers
Canada: SOCAN
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers
of Canada
Chile: SCD
Sociedad Chileno del Derecho de Autor - copyright
royaly collection agency for musical authors, composers and publishers
(in
Spanish)
Denmark: KODA
Selskabet til Forvaltning af Internationale Komponistrettighederi
Danmark (in Danish)
Finland: TEOSTO
Säveltäjäin Tekijänoikeustoimisto
Teosto r.y./Finlands Tonsättares Internationella Upphovsrättsbyrå
Teosto rf (in
Finnish and Swedish)
France: SACEM
Societe des Auteurs Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique
- Society of Musical Authors, Composers and Publishers
Estonia: EAU
Estonian Authors Society - represents authors of musical
works and authors of works of drama - administers author's rights
Germany: GEMA
German Author's Rights Society
Greece: AEPI
Hellenic Society for the Protection of Intellectual
Property
Hungary: ARTISJUS
Hungarian Bureau for the Protection of Authors' Rights
(in
Hungarian)
Iceland: STEF
Samband Tonskaloa Og Eigenda Fluntningsrettar (in
Icelandic)
Ireland: IMRO
Irish Music Rights Organisation - copyright protection
organisation for music composers, authors and publishers
Ireland: PPI
Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Limited - collects
royalties when sound recording is played in public, broadcast on the radio
or carried over a cable service
Israel: ACUM
Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers
in Israel
Italy: SIAE
Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori -
Italian Society of Authors and Publishers
Japan: GEIDANKYO
Japan Council of Performers' Organizations - Nihon
Geino Jitsuenka Dantai Kyogikai
Japan: JASRAC
society pursuing intermediary business involving musical
copyrights
Japan: RIAJ
Recording Industry Association of Japan - collects
secondary use fees from broadcasters and remuneration from record rental
business (in Japanese)
Mexico: SACM
Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Mùsica
S. de G.C. de I.P. - copyright collecting society for musical authors and
composers
Netherlands: BUMA
Dutch music copyright organization
Norway:
TONO
Norsk Komponistforenings Internasjonale
Musikkbyra (in Norwegian)
Portugal: SPA
Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores - mechanical and performance
royalty collection agency for all literary and artistic works inc. music
and multimedia
Russian
Authors' Society copyright agency
Singapore: COMPASS
Composers & Authors Society of Singapore Ltd
Spain:
SGAE
Sociedad General Autores y Editores
(in
Spanish)
Sweden: SAMI
Swedish Artists' and Musicians' Interest Organization
- collects and distributes compensation for the public use of recorded
performances
Sweden: STIM
Swedish Performing Rights Society - Svenska Tonsättares
Internationella Musikbyrå
Switzerland: SUISA
Swiss Copyright Society
Trinidad and Tobago:
COTT
Copyright Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd.
- membership association of composers, authors and publishers of music
UK: PRS
Performing Rights Society
US:
ASCAP
American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers
US:
BMI
Broadcast Music Inc.
US:
SESAC
performing rights organization,
with headquarters in Nashville and offices in New York and London
Uruguay:
AGADU
Asociación General de
Autores de Uruguay - association to administer copyrights of authors (musical,
literary and theatrical) (in
Spanish)
Venezuela:
SACVEN
Sociedad de Autores y Compositores
de Venezuela - collects performance and mechanical royalties for musical
and theatrical works
Reproduction Rights Organisations
Australia: CAL
Copyright Agency Limited - copyright management for
authors and publishers, by collecting and distributing licensing fees charged
for copying published works
Canada: CANCOPY
Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency
Canada: COPIBEC
Société québécoise de
gestion collective des droits de reproduction - authorising the usage of
copyright-protected works within Québec
Denmark: COPY-DAN
the Joint Collecting Society for Copyrights
in Denmark
Denmark: Gramex
Finland: Kopiosto
joint copyright organization for authors and publishers
France: C.F.C.
Centre Français d'exploitation du droit de
Copie - reproduction rights organisation (in
French)
France: SDRM
Société pour l'Administration du Droit
de Reproduction Mécanique des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs
- Writers', composers' and publishers' RRO (in
French)
Germany: VG
Bild-Kunst Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild-Kunst
- RRO for the reproduction rights of graphics and images (in
German)
Germany: VG
Wort Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort - RRO
for the reproduction rights of the printed and spoken word (in
German)
Hungary: ARTISJUS
Hungarian Bureau for the Protection of Authors' Rights
(in
Hungarian)
International
Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations
Japan: JRRC
Japan Reprographic Rights Center
Malta: KOPJAMALT
Copyright Licensing Agency for the Maltese Islands
Netherlands: Stichting
Pro Publicatie- en Reproductierechten Organisatie
- publishing and reproduction rights organisation (in
Dutch)
Netherlands: Stichting
Reprorecht behartigt de belangen van auteurs
en uitgevers (in Dutch)
New Zealand: Copyright
Licensing Limited copyright and the copying
of extracts from printed published works such as books, journals and periodicals
in New Zealand
Norway: Kopinor
The Reproduction Rights Organisation of Norway
Russian
Authors' Society copyright agency
Singapore: COMPASS
Composers & Authors Society of Singapore Ltd
South Africa: DALRO
Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation
- Reprographic Reproduction of Copyright Material for Educational Purposes
Spain: CEDRO
Centro Español de Derechos Reprográficos
- Spanish Centre for Reproduction Rights - Entidad de Autores y Editores
(in
Spanish)
Sweden: ALIS
Administration av litterära rättigheter
i Sverige - copyright royalty collection agency for literary works (in
Swedish)
Sweden: BONUS
Pictures, Words, Printed Music - Joint Copyright Organization
- Bild Ord Not Upphovsrättslig Samorganisation
Sweden: Copyswede
Swedish authors' and performers' collecting society
Sweden: Presskopia
reproductive rights organisation for newspaper and
magazine articles
Switzerland: ProLitteris
Schweizerische Urheberrechtsgesellschaft für
Literatur und bildende Kunst - the Swiss copyright society for literature
and visual arts
UK: Copyright
Licensing Agency
US: AARC
Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies - collects
royalties from manufacturers of digital audio recorders, tapes and discs
to compensate for home taping
US: Copyright
Clearance Center
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