ALA (American Library Association): Copyright Issues The ALA page for Copyright Issues includes overviews of current pending laws and court cases.
Copyright (U.S.) The official website of the United States Copyright Office provides general information on copyright basics, registration procedures, application forms and FAQs about copyrighting. You may also request and obtain government documents in the public domain from the Freedom of Information Act Requests link.
Copyrightlaws.com Copyrightlaws.com, based in Canada, provides full-text articles on topics dealing with copyright and information technology. On home page click on “Skip Flash Intro”, then see tabs for “Newsletters and Reports” and “Articles”.
CONFU: The Conference on Fair Use Some 93 organizations proposed guidelines for Fair Use. The results have been characterized thus: “...users thought the Guidelines were overrestrictive and copyright owners thought they were giving away too much.” So consider the points made on this site for using the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia, they are a “good starting point” but “they technically cannot be considered a safe harbor.”
IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Information and publications concerning copyright and intellectual property. IFLA is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession.
Daniel Hanne
dhanne@csupomona.edu
October 2009
