Copyright
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- Copyright Information from Library of Congress Copyright Office
Provides forms, explanatory materials, and copyright databases.- Catalog of Copyright Records
Search for works registered and documents recorded by the U.S. Copyright Office since January 1, 1978. Catalog records include type of work, registration number and date, title, description, copyright claimant, and date of creation. - For works registered before 1978, see Catalog of Copyright Entries series in print
(LC 3.6/6:, located in Norlin's basement. Ask library staff if you need help finding these.). - File a Copyright Registration
- Catalog of Copyright Records
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act
International Information
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Collection of Laws
An electronic collection of intellectual property laws from 35 countries and treaties administered by WIPO. Contains the full text and bibliographic citations. Available in Spanish, French, and English.
Nongovernmental Sources
- Copyright & Fair Use
An extensive collection of resources from Stanford University Libraries. - Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
This table, from Cornell University, lists the copyright terms of different types of published and unpublished works. It also indicates what was in the public domain in the U.S. as of January 1, 2008. - International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters
- Research
Roundup: Searchable Intellectual Property Databases
A guide to state, U.S., and international intellectual property (patents, copyrights, and trademarks) databases that are available on the Web. - Researching
Intellectual Property Law in an International Context
A guide to international legal research that covers patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Cites both print and Internet resources.
Search Chinook
There are numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on copyright issues available in the collection. Find them by searching in the library catalog, Chinook.
Here are some examples of search terms that you can use in Chinook:
| Electronic Resources | Print and Electronic Resources |
| copyright | copyright |
| intellectual property | intellectual property |
| public domain | public domain |
|
(government publications only) |
(government publications only) |
The * replaces up to five characters in a word.
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