A variety of resources pertaining to Copyright law.

Skidmore College | Directories/Databases | Copyright Law | Fair Use 

Public Domain | Art & Music Copyright | World Wide Web Copyright

Skidmore College Documents

• Copyright Policy
  • Adopted by the Information Resources Council, this document describes the copyright restrictions governing print, audio, computer materials, and distance learning resources.
• Copyright Infringement Notification
  • Contact information for copyright owners wishing to send a statutory notice to Skidmore College.

Directories/Databases

• Law About...Copyright
  • From Cornell's Legal Information Institute. Terrific overview, with links to the relevent law.
• UT System Crash Course in Copyright
  • From the University of Texas System. Online tutorial in copyright issues.

Copyright Law

• Copyright Law of the United States of America
  • Title 17 and related laws in PDF or text. From the US Copyright Office.
• United States Copyright Office
  • Includes key publications, links to copyright laws, copyright records and more.
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Fair Use Guidelines

• Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance (Copyright Clearance Center)
  • Guidelines from an "intermediary between copyright holders and content users."
• CONFU: The Conference on Fair Use (Association of Research Libraries site)
  • Links to the CONFU Final Report (Nov. 1998) and CONFU Interim Report (Dec. 1996) CONFU Joint Statement
• Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
  • Includes sections on 'Limitations' and 'Examples of When Permission is Required.'  (UT-Austin)
• Fair Use of Copyrighted Works
  • A pamphlet by CETUS (Consortium for Educational Technology for University Systems).

Public Domain

• Copyright Term Chart
  • Learn when works come into the public domain. Chart created by Peter B. Hirtle, Cornell.
• Creative Commons
  • With a Creative Commons license you allow others to copy and distribute your work under your own conditions.
• Science Commons: Scholar's Copyright Addendum Engine
  • Helps you generate a PDF form that you can attach to a journal publisher's copyright agreement to ensure that you retain certain rights.

Art & Music Copyright

• Public Domain Music
  • A reference site to help identify public domain songs and public domain music
• Musicunited
  • Industry site dealing with the illegal reproduction and distribution of music.

World Wide Web Copyright

• Cyberlaw Encyclopedia
  • Directory of legal issues in cyberspace.