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The Pratt Institute Libraries has evaluated and recommends the following web-based resources concerning copyright:
Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford University)
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
Website highlights include: Copyright & Fair Use overview; Primary Materials; Copyright & Fair Use guide; Current Legislation; Resources for Librarians; and a Web Guide.
Copyright Crash Course (University of Texas)
http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm
Website highlights include: Background; Details; Outside References; and the Crash Course Tutorials.
Copyright Management Center (Indiana University)
http://copyright.iupui.edu/
Website highlights include: Copyright Quik Guide!; Fair Use Issues; Permissions Information; and Copyright Ownership.
Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org
The following statement is found on this website:
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Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry.
You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved." We're a nonprofit organization. Everything we do — including the software we create — is free."
U.S. Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/
Website highlights include: About Copyright; How to Register a Work; Search Copyright Records; Record a Document; Publications; Law and Policy; Licensing; and Pre-registration.
Copyright Information Center (Cornell University)
http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/
Website highlights include: Copyright Issues; Copyright management for Authors; Licensing Agreements; Copyright Decision tree; Scholarly Communications; and Permission forms.
Copyright Clearance Center
http://www.copyright.com/default.asp/
"Providing the most complete and convenient access to copyright permission for millions of publications worldwide."
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States, 1 January 2007
http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm
This chart includes exceptions for: Unpublished works; Works published in the US; and Works published outside the US.
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