LibGuides: Copyright for Higher Education: Copyright Resources

Copyright Law Web Sites

Learning Engine Video Seriies: https://www.copyright.gov/learning-engine/?loclr=eanco

Introduces copyright concepts and the Copyright Office to those who may be new to the topic or who want to learn more.

U.S. Copyright Office: https://www.copyright.gov/

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA):

https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512;

https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hr2281/BILLS-105hr2281enr.pdf

DMCA Summary: https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

TEACH Act (Title 17 sections 110(2) & 112(f):

https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#110

https://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#112

http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/pl107-273.html#13301

Catalog of Copyright Entries before 1978 through Google
Search through copies of all scanned volumes of pre-1978 Catalog of Copyright Entries.
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In order to provide rights holders with another mechanism for confirming whether books were registered with the Copyright Office before 1978, Google has scanned 91 volumes of the U.S. Copyright Office Catalog of Copyright Entries (including works registered from 1923 up to 1978) and made those volumes searchable online through Google Books. In determining the registration status of your work, you may want to check both the Copyright Office’s online database and Google’s searchable scans.
Catalog of Copyright Entries pre 1978
Records of copyright ownership from the United States Copyright Office for the period from July 1891 through December 1977. The volumes are being digitized in reverse chronological order starting with 1977.
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The Catalogs of Copyright Entries (CCEs) are published compilations of copyright registration records cataloged in periods ranging from semiweekly to semiannually. There are 660 CCE volumes arranged by year, cataloging period, and class of material. The Catalogs of Copyright Entries contain records of registrations only. They do not contain any references to transfer, assignment, or other documents recorded in the Copyright Office pertinent to copyrights. These entries alone may not reflect the complete Copyright Office record pertaining to a particular work. Contact the U.S. Copyright Office for information about any additional records that may exist.
Copyright Cases
Copyright Catalog (1978 to present)
Search copyright registrations for all works dating from January 1, 1978, to the present, as well as renewals and recorded documents.
Copyright Virtual Card Catalog
The catalog enables users to identify original copyright registration records and other U.S. Copyright Office records from 1870 through 1977.
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The information in these records typically includes: author(s), title of work, copyright registration number, and effective date of registration.
Directory of Designated Agents
Find the designated agent of a service provider that is hosting claimed infringing material to send a notification of claimed infringement.
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The Copyright Act provides limitations on service provider liability for storage of copyrighted material residing on a system or network controlled or operated by or for the service provider. See § 512(c)(3) for the required elements of notification.
Fair Use - Basic Explanation
Fair Use Index
A searchable database of court opinions, including a brief summary of the facts, the relevant question(s) presented, and the court’s determination as to whether the contested use was fair.
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The Fair Use Index tracks a variety of judicial decisions to help both lawyers and non-lawyers better understand the types of uses courts have previously determined to be fair—or not fair.
Guide to Searching the Copyright Office Catalog post 1978
Copyright registrations for all works dating from January 1, 1978, to the present, as well as renewals and recorded documents, are accessible through the Copyright Office online records catalog.
Taking the Mystery out of Copyright
A short video of Cop E. Wright telling a group of teens the basics of U.S. Copyright Law.
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