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Copyright protects authors and their works from use without permission, appropriation, unlawful copying, and other missues of their work. The United States Copyright Office administers copyright law in the U.S.

Scholars: Protect your Copyright

Contracts with publishers may include relinquishment of your copyright rights. To learn more about protecting your copyright, start with:

Manage your Intellectual Property - from the UC Office of Scholarly Communication
SPARC Resources for Authors - from Association of Research Libraries
UC Copyright's Copyright Ownership
Creative Commons - help to manage your copyright to maximize access

Libraries and Copyright

Copyright law sections 107 (Fair Use) and 108 (Libraries) make allowances for library-related use of copyrighted material, including reserves, interlibrary loan, and research-related copying. See:

Reproductions of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians - overview of sections 107 and 108
Fair Use - the basics
Fair Use Issues - from Indiana/Purdue

Scholars: Using Copyrighted Materials in Research

Information about using Copyrighted material in your works, and info on copyright and publishers.

Research and Copyright - from U Minnesota.
Introduction to the Permissions Process - from Stanford.
More on Researching the Copyright Status of a Work/ Permissions/ Royalties
Clearing Rights for Multimedia Works - from U Texas

Instructors: Using Copyrighted Materials in Instruction

Copyright law makes some allowances for using copyrighted materials without permission for teaching and instruciton. Start with:

Using Copyrighted Works in Your Teaching—FAQ: - part of ARL's Know Your Copy Rights
UC Copyright's Using Copyrighted Works
Academic and Educational Permissions- from Stanford, covers coursepacks, showing video and television, etc.

Learn more about copyright. The first four are the best summaries aimed at academic/research uses.

Crash Course in Copyright - Univerity of Texas System
Copyright Information and Education - from U of Minnesota
Copyright and Fair Use - from Stanford.
Copyright Management Center - from Indiana/Purdue

Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright - short answers to all the basics
Copyright Basics - 12-page summary
Copyright Circulars and Facts Sheets- brief explanatons and overviews of common topics
Campus Copyright: Rights and Responsibilities - this joint publication of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Association of American Publishers (AAP), Association of American Universities (AAU), and the Association of American University Presses (AAUP), is a summary of copyright law and practice aimed at academia.

Copyright Law and Policies

Copyright Law and Policy
Full-text of Copyright law
Copyright Regulations, which give more detail on how the law is enforced
University of California Copyright Education Web Site - policies for both creators and users of copyrighted material
UC Copyright Policies
University of California Policy and Guidelines on the Reproduction of Copyrighted Materials for Teaching and Research

Books on Copyright

Crews, Kenneth. Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators: Creative Strategies and Practical Solutions. 2000. Main Library KF 2995 C74 2005
Center for Intellectual Property, University of Maryland, University College. Colleges, Code, and Copyright: the Impact of Digital Networks and Technological Controls on Copyright and the Dissemination of Information in Higher Education Main Library KF2994.A2 C55 2005.
Copyright Law on Campus. 2003. Main Library KF3030.1 .L56 2003
The Copyright Handbook: How to Protect and Use Written Works. 1996. Main Ref KF 2995 F53 1996
Patent, Copyright & Trademark: A Desk Reference to Intellectual Property Law. 1996. Main Ref KF 2980 M38 1996
Music and Copyright, edited by Simon Frith and Lee Marshall. Main Library K1450 .M87 2004
International Copyright : Principles, Law, and Practice. 2001. Main Library K1420.5 .G65 2001
Copyright in Cyberspace : Questions and Answers for Librarians. 2001. Main Library KF3030.1.Z9 H64 2001

Researching the Copyright Status of a Work/ Permissions/ Royalties

The Copyright Clearance Center manages permissions and royalties, IF it is determined that permission is necessary.

U.S. Copyright Office: How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work.
Introduction to the Permissions Process - from Stanford.
Obtaining Permission to Use Copyrighted Works for Educational Use - from Indiana/Purdue.
Getting Permission : How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off. 2001. Main Library KF3024.C6 S75 2001
Getting Permission - from UT Austin
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the US - chart from Cornell
When Works Pass Into the Public Domain - UNC

The following sources may be searched for copyright registration, but they do not include related documents involving assignment of ownership and other related documents that may be relevant to an individual search. Consult How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work [above] for further options.

Catalog of Copyright Entries was published from 1891-1982, and records since 1978 are available online. Printed catalogs are divided into parts by class of work registered. Catalog volumes available at UCSB are:

1960-1978 Copyright Office. Catalog of Copyright Entries.. 3rd series [beginning with 1960 vols.] Local Annex. [Consult GP Catalog in Main Reference for specific series and volumes.]
1979-1982 Catalog of Copyright Entries, 4th series (issued in microfiche) GovtPub US LC 3.6/6: microfiche
1978 + Library of Congress: Search Copyright Records: Registrations and Documents

Intellectual Property

Research in Patents and Standards
Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, and Licensing Issues -- Provides links to current awarness information from the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), Intellectual Property Magazine, Journal of Electronic Publishing, reference sources, initiatives, articles and papers, and policy examples.
Digital Future Coalition -- Links and information about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, UCITA, and other digital intellectual property matters.
US Patent and Trademark Office -- Provides links to both US and international intellectual property laws, government offices, and organizations.
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) -- Includes general information about WIPO, information on patent and trademark agreements,documents of the December 1996 Geneva conference, a catalog of publications, press releases, and links to related sites.

New/Current Issues

Stanford Current Legislation and Issues -- Association of Research Libraries (ARL) site including information and analysis of rulemaking, fair use, compliance, and distance education.
EDUCAUSE Digital Millennium Copyright Act site -- EDUCAUSE site with text of the DMCA, and breaking news related to copyright.

FINDING JOURNAL & NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

LexisNexis Academic
Academic Search Complete
Business Source Premier
Current Law Index Main Ref Index Area K33 C87

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