Where can I learn more about copyrights?

Copyright Management Center - Indiana University - Purdue University. This site contains a lot of information on many aspects of copyright in academic settings. Including:

• Copyright Quickguide
• Fair-Use Issues
• Copyright Ownership
• The TEACH Act

Agencies that grant permissions

Music

• ASCAP
• BMI
• Harry Fox Agency, Inc.
• SESAC

Print, Text, and Electronic Rights to Text

• Copyright Clearance Center Online
• Software & Information Industry Association Anti-Piracy Page

Useful Links

Multimedia Development

• Fenwick and West ("Silicon Valley" law firm - IP, Digital Publishing, and Multimedia info.)
• Hot Property: A Comprehensive Multimedia Law Site

Visual Arts

• Franklin Pierce Law Center
• Visual Resources Association

Miscellaneous

Ownership of New Works at the University: Unbundling of Rights and the Pursuit of Higher Learning

 

Summary of U.S. Copyright Office Report on Distance Education

 

Fair Use: Overview and Meaning for Higher Education, Kenneth D. Crews