Copyright Resources
Copyright information and applications
United States Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Copyright Clearance Center Online
Central photocopy permission service.
Includes general information about copyrights as well as specific topics such as copyrights on software, copyrights and cyberspace, fair use, education, ownership, and enforcement
- Answers to frequently asked copyright questions
- Copyright application forms
- Copyright Information Circulars
- Copyright Legislation - New and Pending
- eCO - Register basic copyright claims online alone or in conjunction with a hard copy to secure an earlier registration date and a cheaper fee. Use this link also to access Form CO to fill in online and mail or to ask the Copyright Office to send you a paper form.
- Search registered copyrights using Library of Congress' web interface or LOCIS (1978+) - For pre-1978 registered copyrights, access Fondren Library's Catalog of Copyright Entries (call number varies by series).
Copyright Clearance Center Online
Central photocopy permission service.
Copyright Expiration Chart
Laura (Lolly) Gasaway's (University of North Carolina) chart for quickly determining the range of years still under copyright protection.
Includes general information about copyrights as well as specific topics such as copyrights on software, copyrights and cyberspace, fair use, education, ownership, and enforcement
Copyright Management Center
Indiana University copyright site.
Copyright Renewal Database (Stanford University)
Renewal records received by the U.S. Copyright Office between 1950 and 1993 for books published between 1923 and 1963. Covers only renewals (not original registrations) of books (Class A registrations) that were published in the United States. Helps in determining status of orphan works.
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