Copyright Resource Guide

Copyright

This resource guide includes resources related to copyright. Please contact the Guide Editor if you have any questions or comments. Page last updated 09 February 2009. NOTE: The information as provided in this resource guide is not intended to serve as legal guidance or advice. Please contact the WU General Counsel's Office for advice on specific issues or situations.

Guide Editor: Cathy Sarli

Author Rights

Author Rights Information from Becker Library

Copyright for Faculty and Course Masters

Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities: A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations
Association of American Universities, Association of American University Presses, Association of Research Libraries, and Association of American Publishers

Know Your Copy Rights: Using Copyrighted Works in Academic Settings
ARL - Association of Research Libraries

Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians
U.S. Copyright Office

Digital Copyright

Digital Future Coalition

Digital Image Rights Computator (DIRC)
The Digital Image Rights Computator (DIRC) program is intended to assist the user in assessing the intellectual property status of a specific image documenting a work of art, a designed object, or a portion of the built environment. Understanding the presence or absence of rights in the various aspects of a given image will allow the user to make informed decisions regarding the intended educational uses of that image.

Digital Rights Management
ALA - American Library Association

Distance Education

Distance Education and the TEACH Act
ALA - American Library Association

Electronic Reserves

Fair Use and Electronic Reserves
ALA - American Library Association

The Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance for Academic Institutions
Copyright Clearance Center

Using Content: Library Reserves
Copyright Clearance Center

Fair Use

Fair Use Checklist
Copyright Management Center

Federal Agencies

U. S. Copyright Office

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

General Information

Frequently Asked Questions About Copyright
Copyright Clearance Center

Public Domain Chart
Cornell University

Section 108 "Spinner"
The Section 108 Spinner is a tool offered by the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy to help determine whether a particular reproduction is covered by the 108 exemption.

Timeline of the History of Copyright in the U.S.
ALA - American Library Association

Getting Permission

Copyright Renewal Database
Stanford's Copyright Renewal Database makes searchable the copyright renewal records received by the US Copyright Office between 1950 and 1992 for books published in the US between 1923 and 1963. Note that the database includes ONLY US Class A (book) renewals.

Firms Out of Business (FOB)
FOB aims to record information about printing and publishing firms, magazines, literary agencies and similar organizations which are no longer in existence. Where possible the entries in FOB identify successor organizations which might own any surviving rights.

How to Get Permission
Copyright Clearance Center

How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work
Copyright Clearance Center

WATCH
WATCH is a database of copyright contacts for writers, artists, and prominent people in other creative fields.

When you Cannot get Permission: Dealing with the Dead End of a Copyright Quest
Indiana University Copyright Management Center

WorldCat Copyright Evidence Registry
The WorldCat Copyright Evidence Registry (CER) is a community of people, libraries, and other organizations working together to discover and share information about the copyright status of books.