"...to promote the progress of science and the useful arts"
...................................................................... (United States Constitution)

Copyright Law of the United States of America
and related laws contained in Title 17 of the United States Code. Circular 92, June 2003

Copyright Term and the Public Domain A guide

American Library Association Copyright Page
A highly informative site that includes an overview of copyright, legislation, cases, files, and links to copyright related sites.

The right to use of copyrighted material without giving the author the right to compensation or to sue for infringement of copyright under very specific terms.

Stanford University Copyright and Fair Use
An award winning site but one which at last update of this page was in need of amending; still worth a look.

Copyright Web site
Primarily the work of Benedict O'Mahoney, according to the web site, the expressed vision is "to facilitate transparency of, and access to, copyright law and registration services".

Search the SHC Library Catalog; Subject: Copyright
Be sure to use only the most recent materials as copyright law changes and updates occur regularly.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Amendments to Title 17 regarding the WIPO treaty, and online and computer protections.

Jamail Center for LEgal Research Copyright Literature (U.T. Austin)

The TEACH Act and the MPEG Rights Expression Language by Robby Robson. Eduworks Corporation. January 11, 2003. (http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/teachcomments/contentguard2.pdf) .

TEACH Act Finally Becomes Law from the Copyright Crash course site. See Crash Course below.

Certainly Informative, maybe even fun.

Take the Hal Davidson Copyright-Copywrong Quiz located on the California State University - Sacramento web site.

A Visit to Copyright Bay, courtesy of the University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL

A Crash Course in Copyright from the University of Texas System. A bit scary.

The TEACH Toolkit
Especially germane to distance educators, developed jointly by the North Carolina State University Libraries, the NCSU Office of legal Affairs, and NCSU Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA).-

Issues of Copyright fall under the rubric of Intellectual Property and are therefore the bailiwick of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Copyright is also extensively covered by the Copyright Office of the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and access to copyright laws and legislation can be reach through the UNESCO links below.

Copyright and Related Rights
From the WIPO web site, this link includes copyright updates, Treaties, Information resources, and more.

UNESCO Copyright Page
UNESCO encourages governments to adopt measures which promote creativity and increase the production of national literary, scientific, musical and artistic works, with a view to reducing dependence on foreign sources. A first step in this direction is to help them to prepare legislation and appropriate enactment policies, and encourage them to adhere to the various international conventions on the protection of copyright and neighbouring rights (quote taken from UNESCO's Copyright Page).

National Copyright Legislation of UNESCO member states
Links to the Legislation of member states.

UNESCO Copyright Conventions
List of conventions reflecting the changes to copyright over the years.

UNESCO Copyright Publications
Text of copyright related documents with an international perspective

UNESCO Copyright Documentary Resources
Includes bibliographic Records and selected full text of UNESCO documents, publications, and periodicals.

Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom have copyright Offices and web sites with English text.

Spring Hill College recognizes and respects intellectual property rights and makes every attempt to comply with United States and International laws. Please contact the Faculty Development Office or the Library for additional information and for assistance with copyright issues.

Information regarding the use of copyrighted materials can be found on the United States Copyright Office web site as well as on the sites listed below:

Text Materials

The Association of American Publishers, Inc.

Copyright Clearance Center

The International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations

Movies

The Motion Picture Association

The Motion Picture Licensing Corporation

Software Materials

The Business Software Alliance

The Software and Information Industry Association

Music

The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)

Broadcast Music, Inc (BMI)

Recording Industry Association of America

Works of Art and Photography

The American Society of Media Photographers

Graphic Arts Guild

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