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Copyright questions answered along with tips for compliance and resources for future research

Recent Copyright News

Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Images Into Public Domain
- February 2020 - Smithsonian Magazine
New York Times: Times Topics: Copyrights and Internet Piracy (SOPA and PIPA Legislation)
- ongoing - The New York Times
Public Domain Day 2019 - January 1, 2019 is (finally) Public Domain Day: Works from 1923 are open to all!
- January 2019 - Duke Law - Center for the Study of the Public Domain
For the First Time in More Than 20 Years, Copyrighted Works Will Enter the Public Domain
- January 2019 - Smithsonian.com
A Landslide of Classic Art is About to Enter the Public Domain
- April 8, 2018 - The Atlantic
Fair Use is Not an Exception to Copyright, It's Essential to Copyright!
- January 21, 2015 - From Inside Higher Ed

Legal Documentation

U.S. Copyright Act
Title 17
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
International copyright
Statute of Anne
Historical copyright law from 1710 (the basis for our current laws)
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA)

Noteworthy Blogs and Websites

Copyright Services - UMN
Copyright issues and court cases explained
Center for Media & Social Impact
Learn about and understand the concept of "fair use" (American University)
Renee Hobbes at the Media Education Lab
Dr. Hobbs is a professor of Communications at the Harrington School of Communication and Media (University of Rhode Island)
Copyright and Fair Use
a comprehensive and informative site created by Stanford University's libraries
Copyright Quick Guide
helpful tips for understanding the laws pertaining to copyright, fair use and teaching. Created by Columbia University's Libraries.

Illustrative Videos

Remix Culture: Fair Use is your Friend
funded by Google and created by American University's Center for Social Media
Fair(y) Use Tale
An excellent example of a transformative work that defines copyright and fair use from Stanford University's Center for Internet and Society

Books about Copyright

The Copyright Handbook by Stephen Fishman
Call Number: KF2995 .F53 2011
ISBN: 1413316174
Publication Date: 2011-09-07
Licensing Digital Content by Lesley Ellen Harris
ISBN: 9780838909928
Publication Date: 2009-06-01
Reclaiming Fair Use by Patricia Aufderheide; Peter Jaszi
ISBN: 0226032272
Publication Date: 2011-08-15
Information Doesn't Want to Be Free by Cory Doctorow; Neil Gaiman (Introduction by); Amanda Palmer (Introduction by); Amanda Palmer (Foreword by)
ISBN: 1940450284
Publication Date: 2014-11-18
Smart Copyright Compliance for Schools by Rebecca P. Butler
ISBN: 1555706460
Publication Date: 2009-03-01
The Librarian's Legal Companion for Buying and Licensing Information Resources by Tomas A. Lipinski
ISBN: 9781555706104
Copyright for Academic Librarians and Professionals by Rebecca P. Butler
ISBN: 0838912141
Publication Date: 2014-05-01
Copyright for Teachers and Librarians in the 21st Century by Rebecca P. Butler
ISBN: 9781555707385
Publication Date: 2011-05-01
Complete Copyright for K-12 Librarians and Educators by Carrie Russell
ISBN: 9780838995747
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators by Kenneth D. Crews
ISBN: 9780838994078
Publication Date: 2012-01-01

Intellectual Property Law Clinics

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