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Copyright

Databases

Web Sites

• Copyright and Fair Use - A comprehensive site covering law, legislation, fair use, and links to other copyright sites.
• Copyright and Intellectual Property (ARL) - Covers policies, including public access policy, legislation, and court cases.
• Copyright Clearance Center - Can restrict to "academic". Covers the basic law and how to apply it to coursepacks, course management systems, interlibrary loan, reserves and more.
• Copyright Management Center - Handy checklist for determining fair use, how to obtain permissions. Discusses the "TEACH Act", 2002 legislation governing copyright and distance education.
• PSU Campus Internet Copyright Policy
• United States Copyright Office - covers the basics: how to register a work, searching copyright records, and copyright law.
  • Copyright Internet Resources - Includes copyright and publishing licensing and rights organizations.
  • "Copyright Law of the United States, and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code" - Tables of Contents of the U.S. Copyright Code. Each chapter are available as text or PDF files, or download the entire document in one file.
  • Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) - Latest amendment to the U.S. Copyright Act, Title 17 of the U.S. Code. Signed into law in 1998.
  • How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work - The U. S. Copyright Office guide to finding copyright status.

Selected Sources in the Axe Library

• Digital Copyright
• The Librarian's Guide to Intellectual Property in the Digital Age, Copyright, Patents, and Trademarks. - A NetLibrary e-book