Education & Awareness
General Books on Copyright
Books on Slavic and East European and International Copyright
Articles
Websites for Copyright Education & Research
International Law Websites
National Copyright Agencies
Organizations
International Organizations
AAASS Presentations
- Bielefield, Arlene, and Lawrence Cheeseman. Technology and Copyright Law: A Guidebook for the Library, Research and Teaching Professions. New York : Neal-Schuman, 2006.
- Butler , Rebecca P . Copyright for Teachers and Librarians . New York : Neal-Schuman, 2004.
- Crews, Kenneth D. Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators: Creative Strategies and Practical Solutions, 2d ed. Chicago : American Library Association, 2006.
- Fishman, Stephen. The Copyright Handbook: How to Protect and Use Written Works , 9th ed. Berkeley , Calif. : Nolo, 2006.
- Goldstein, Paul . Copyright's Highway: From Gutenberg to the Celestial Jukebox . Stanford , Calif. : Stanford Law and Politics, 2003.
- Hoffman, Gretchen. Copyright in Cyberspace 2: Questions and Answers for Librarians . New York : Neal-Schuman, 2005.
- Lessig, Lawrence. Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity . New York : Penguin Press, 2004.
- Lessig, Lawrence. The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World. New York : Random House, 2001.
- Lipinski, Tomas A. The Complete Copyright Liability Handbook for Librarians and Educators. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2006.
- Lipinski, Tomas A., and Mary Minow. The Library's Legal Answer Book . Chicago : American Library Association, 2003.
- Litman, Jessica. Digital Copyright: Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet . Amherst , NY : Prometheus Books, 2006.
- Moser, David J. Moser on Music Copyright . Boston : Thomson Course Technology PTR, 2006.
- National Research Council. The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in the Information Age . Washington , D.C. : National Academy Press, 2000.
- Patterson, Lyman Ray. Copyright in Historical Perspective . Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 1968.
- Russell, Carrie. Complete Copyright: An Everyday Guide for Librarians . Chicago : American Library Association, 2004.
- Vaidhyanathan, Siva. Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How it Threatens Creativity . New York : New York University Press, 2001.
- Vaidhyanathan, Siva. The Anarchist in the Library: How the Clash Between Freedom and Control is Hacking the Real World and Crashing the System . New York : Basic Books, 2004.
Books on Slavic and East European and International Copyright
- Goldstein, Paul, International Copyright . Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Lipszyc, Delia. Copyright and Neighboring Rights . Paris : Unesco, 1999.
- Maggs, Peter B., and A. P. Sergeev, Intellektual'naia sobstvennost' . Moscow : Iurist', 2000.
- Sergeev, A. P., Avtorskoe pravo Rossii . Saint Petersburg : Izdatel'stvo S.-Peterburgskogo universiteta, 1994.
- Sterling , J.A.L. World Copyright Law: Protection of Authors' Works, Performances, Phonograms, Films, Video, Broadcasts and Published Editions in National, International and Regional Law. London : Sweet & Maxwell, 1998.
- Yu, Peter K. Intellectual Property and Information Wealth: Issues and Practices in the Digital Age. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2006. [Vol. 1 (on copyright) and vol. 4 (on international issues) are the most useful.]
- Maggs, Peter B. "Mutual Restoration of Russian and United States Copyright ." Parker School Journal of East European Law 3, no. 1 (1996): 305-24.
- Maggs, Peter B. "Post-Soviet Law: the Case of Intellectual Property Law," The Harriman Institute Forum 5, no. 3 (November 1991): 3-9.
- Pilch, Janice T., " U.S. Copyright Relations with Central, East European, and Eurasian Nations in Historical Perspective." Slavic Review 65, no. 2 (2006): 325-348.
- Pilch, Janice T., "Collision or Coexistence? Copyright Law in the Digital Environment," in "Virtual Slavica: Digital Archives, Digital Libraries," special issue, Slavic and East European Information Resources 6, no. 2-3 (2005): 79-116.
- Pilch, Janice T., "Fair Use and Beyond: The Status of Copyright Limitations and Exceptions in the Commonwealth of Independent States," College and Research Libraries 65, no. 6 (November 2004): 468-504.
- Pilch, Janice T., "Current Copyright Legislation of the CIS Nations and Its Relevance for U.S. Library Collections: The Laws of Armenia , Azerbaijan , and Georgia ," Slavic and East European Information Resources 6, no. 1 (2005): 101-141.
- Pilch, Janice T., "Current Copyright Legislation of the CIS Nations and Its Relevance for U.S. Library Collections: The Laws of Russia , Ukraine , Belarus , and Moldova ," Slavic and East European Information Resources 5, no. 1-2 (2004): 81-122 .
- Pilch, Janice T., "International Copyright for Digital Collections of Russian Material: U.S. and U.K. Law and Practice," Solanus: International Journal for Russian and East European Bibliographic, Library and Publishing Studies 17 (2003): 24-49.
- Pilch, Janice T., "Understanding Copyright Law for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Materials," Slavic and East European Information Resources 4, no. 1 (2003): 75-101.
Websites for Copyright Education & Research
- Copyright Advisorty Network, run by ALA's Office of Information Technology Policy http://www.librarycopyright.net
- Copyright Management Center at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis : http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/index.htm
- Center for Intellectual Property, University of Maryland University College: http://www-apps.umuc.edu/primer/enter.php
- Scholarly Communication Center , North Carolina State University Libraries: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/tutorial/copyuse/
- Stanford University Copyright and Fair Use Center : http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
- University of Texas Copyright Crash Course : http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
- Music Library Association: http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/Copyright/
- Library Law: http://www.librarylaw.com/Copyright_and_Libraries.html
- Stanford's Copyright Renewal Database: http://collections.stanford.edu/copyrightrenewals/
- The University of Reading's & the Harry Ransom Center at Texas offer this database of publishing, literary or other firms out of business: http://www.fob-file.com/
- The University of Reading's & the Harry Ransom Center at Texas offer this database of copyright contacts for writers, artists, and prominent figures in other creative fields: http://tyler.hrc.utexas.edu/
- Guide to Law Online : Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Information Network: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/index.html
- Law Library Resource Xchange, LLC: http://www.llrx.com
- World Legal Information Institute: http://www.worldlii.org
- Lexinfosys legal database, on project website " Law Reform in Transition States," German Agency for Technical Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellshaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit mbH, or GTZ): http://www.cis-legal-reform.org
- U.S. Copyright Office: http://www.copyright.gov/
- Albania -- Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Legal and Copyright Department
- Armenia -- Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia : http://www.armpatent.org/
- Azerbaijan -- Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- Belarus -- National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP): http://www.belgospatent.org/
- Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Institute for Standardization, Metrology and Patents of Bosnia and Herzegovina : http://www.basmp.gov.ba/
- Bulgaria -- Copyright and Related Rights Division, Ministry of Culture
- Croatia -- State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia : http://www.dziv.hr
- Czech Republic -- Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic , Copyright Department: http://www.mkcr.cz/
- Estonia -- Estonian Ministry of Culture: http://www.kul.ee/
- Georgia -- National Intellectual Property Centre (Sakpatenti): http://www.sakpatenti.org.ge/
- Hungary -- Division of Copyright, Hungarian Patent Office: http://www.hpo.hu/English/
- Kazakhstan -- Committee for Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Justice: http://www.minjust.kz/
- Kyrgyzstan -- State Agency of Science and Intellectual Property under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent): http://www.kyrgyzpatent.org/
- Latvia -- Ministry of Culture, Copyright and Neighboring Rights Division: http://www.km.gov.lv
- Lithuania -- Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania , Copyright Division: http://www.lrkm.lt/
- Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia -- Normative, Governing and Intellectual Rights Division, Ministry of Culture: http://www.kultura.gov.mk/
- Moldova -- State Agency on Intellectual Property Protection (AGEPI):
- http://www.moldovanpatentoffice.org/
- Montenegro -- Copyright Department Federal Intellectual Property Office Federal Ministry for Economy and Internal Trade: http://www.yupat.sv.gov.yu/
- Poland -- Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Legal Office
- Romania -- Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs, Romanian Copyright Office
- Russian Federation -- Federal Intellectual Property Service of the Russian Federation , Russian Agency for Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent): http://www.fips.ru/
- Serbia -- Copyright Department Federal Intellectual Property Office Federal Ministry for Economy and Internal Trade: http://www.yupat.sv.gov.yu/
- Slovakia -- Media and Copyright Division, Ministry of Culture:
- http://www.culture.gov.sk/english/
- Slovenia -- Slovenia Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), Ministry of Economy: http://www.uil-sipo.si/
- Tajikistan -- Agency of Copyright and Related Rights, Ministry of Culture
- Turkmenistan -- Patent Department, Ministry of Economy and Finance
- Ukraine -- Ukrainian Agency of Copyright and Related Rights (UACRR) Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine: http://www.uacrr.kiev.ua/
- Uzbekistan -- Uzbek Republican State Copyright Agency: http://www.uzraap.uz/
- American Library Association, Washington Office, on copyright issues: http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/copyrightb/copyright.htm#copy
- American Library Association, Office for Information Technology Policy, Copyright Advisory Network: http://www.librarycopyright.net
- Association of Research Libraries, Federal Relations and Information Policy Program, on copyright and intellectual property policy: http://www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/copytoc.html
- Copyright Clearance Center : http://www.copyright.com
- Copyrightlaws.com: http://www.copyrightlaws.com
- Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org
- eIFL.net (Electronic Information for Libraries): http://www.eifl.net/index.html
- Electronic Frontier Foundation: http://www.eff.org
- European Copyright User Platform: http://www.eblida.org/ecup
- International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters: http://www.ifla.org/III/clm/copyr.htm
- Library Copyright Alliance: http://www.librarycopyrightalliance.org
- Public Knowledge: http://www.publicknowledge.org
- Unesco website on copyright, including database of national copyright laws: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12313&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en
- WIPO Collection of Laws for Electronic Access: http://www.wipo.int/clea/en/index_netscape.jsp
- World Trade Organization website, section on intellectual property: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_e.htm
- International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations: http://www.ifrro.org/show.aspx?pageid=home
- Pilch, Janice T. "Academic and Digital Copyright 101," Pre-Conference Digital Resources Workshop, 37th Annual Convention of American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, Salt Lake City , November 3, 2005 . [Link to Fulltext]