Copyright Links

We're not going to get into copyright issues, except to say that they're very complicated and here are some resources if you want to know more.

Portions of the Law of particular interest to Educators:

• Copyright Basics (Circular 1) (PDF)
• Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians (Circular 21) (PDF)
• Other Circulars from LC

Internet resources:

• AAP's Campus Copyright Education Program -- includes how to request copyright permission and more.
• Copyright and Fair Use from Stanford University Libraries.
• Copyright in the Electronic Environment from Colorado College.
• Copyright Clearance Center
• Copyright Direct -- ""an electronic copyright management service, developed and operated by YBP Publishing Services , that automates permissions transactions for print and electronic content via standard WWW browser technology.
• Copyright information from the Library of Congress
• Crash Course in Copyright from the Copyright Management Center at the University of Texas.
• Intellectual Property via Yahoo
• Music in the Public Domain: what it is and how to find it.
• Music Library Association's Copyright page
• Regents Guide to Understanding Copyright and Educational Fair Use from the University System of Georgia.
• When Works Pass into the Public Domain: a useful chart.

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