A Brief Intro to Copyright
A succinct explanation of copyright and fair use.

Artists Rights Society (ARS)
The Artists Rights Society originated in France to protect visual artists' copyrights. It now represents over 40,000 artists throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The site provides information on copyright and copyright monitoring and a browsable listing of represented artists.

Canadian Copyrights Database
Database of all Canadian copyrights registered since October 1, 1991 plus some pre-1991 registrations. Updated daily. It includes "traditional copyrights and copyright in other subject-matter, as well as information on licences and assignments." Links to the Guide to Copyright and the Copyright Act. From the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO).

Copyright & Fair Use
Searchable directory that includes links that provide access to an array of primary materials on this issue (statutes, federal opinions, regulations, and treaty texts) and to current legislation and legal cases. From Stanford University Libraries and partners.

Copyright Clearance Center
The largest licenser of photocopy reproduction rights in the world, formed to facilitate compliance with U.S. copyright law, currently manages rights to over 1.75 million works and represents more than 9,600 publishers and hundreds of thousands of creators. The site explains its services and provides news, articles, and a list of other Web sites about copyright.

Copyright Resources on the Internet
Annotated index of copyright sites of interest to educators, with sections on the law, fair use, video and music, and digital issues. From the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Copyright Website
This well done resource from an intellectual property attorney discusses fair use and public domain, famous copyright infringement cases, and the basics of the law and registration. Print, visual, audio and digital formats covered. Also has current news and a discussion group.

Crash Course in Copyright
An excellent online tutorial on copyright. Makes learning about this less-than-entertaining topic fun. From the lawyers for the University of Texas.

DigitalConsumer.org
This group organized in response to the recording industry's growing use of encryption and copyright law changes to prevent any copying (including fair use copying) of music CDs (compact discs). The Web site provides background material on the law, proposed legislation, and what consumers can do about it.

Protecting Your Website from Online Thieves
Good advice on protecting your Web site from theft, and what to do if it is stolen. Topics include copyright, watermarking, tracking down criminals through log files, and legal action.

U.S. Code (Title 17)
Title 17 of the United States Code dealing with Copyrights.

U.S. Copyright Office
Useful copyright information from the official source. See also their explanation of the fair-use doctrine (in PDF). Includes instructions on registering a work.

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
The WIPO, concerned with protecting copyright, trademark, and industrial design, provides treaties, databases, statistics, definitions, and a directory of global and regional organizations. Searchable.

	Debbie Celia, Reference Librarian
	Tel: 203-291-4849	E-mail: dcelia@westportlibrary.org

Last update: 8/07