Copyright Crash Course (U Texas) Copyright Resource Guide (Indiana/Purdue) The Copyright Website from Benedict O’Mahoney Kasunic.com Copyright law and litigation resources from Rob Kasunic. LibraryLaw.com – from Attorney and Librarian Mary Minow A History of Copyright in the U.S. (ARL) ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law ABA Section of Science and Technology American Intellectual Property […]
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms (1971) International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations GATT 1994 (including the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property) World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty (1996) World Intellectual Property Organization Performances […]
There are three parts to copyright research. First, you must isolate elements that are necessary to perform your research. For example, you must examine the work for clues such as copyright notice or publication date that will help your research. Second, you must define a method for searching copyright records. You may choose to have […]
Frequently asked questions to help you protect your creative work and avoid infringing the rights of others. Ignore Heading – Content What role does a copyright notice play? Until March 1, 1989, a published work had to contain a valid copyright notice to receive protection under the copyright laws. But this requirement is no longer […]
Plaintiffs appealed from the judgment of the district court granting summary judgment to defendants on all claims of direct and secondary copyright infringement based on a finding that defendants were entitled to safe harbor protection under the Digita…
Copyright and controversies over its enforcement by no means limited to the United States. The world’s first copyright legislation was England’s Statute of Anne, enacted in 1710. The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, the first international copyright agreement, was first written in 1886. And while debates over copyright enforcement, length […]
Copyright for Librarians is a free course designed to inform librarians about copyright law, especially the aspects that most affect libraries. It has current information that has been field tested with international librarians on the following topics: Copyright and the Public Domain, The International Framework, The Scope of Copyright Law, Rights, Exceptions, and Limitations, Managing […]
Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments onthe Topic of Facilitating Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind orOther Persons With Disabilities The proposal would permit the cross-border import,export and qualified distribution of copyrighted works in accessibleformats without the permission of the rights holders, including tocountries that presently lack, in their national laws, […]
Minow:What recommendations by the Section 108 Study Group would really help libraries, museums and archives if adopted into law? Hirtle: Most of the recommendations from the group could help libraries, archives, and museums, but four stand out to me. First, the report argues that at least some museums should be included in the section.That is […]
An Insider’s View of the WIPO: Interview with Janice T. Pilch, Associate Professor of Library Administration and Humanities Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign An international copyright advocate for the Library Copyright Alliance, which consists of the American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries, […]
