The following resource sites discuss copyright basics, particularly on issues of interest to research libraries.

ARL

“Balancing Stakeholder Interests in Scholarship-Friendly Copyright Practices,” Julia Blixrud, ARL Bimonthly Report, December 2004

ARL Public Policies: Copyright & Intellectual Property Policies

Partners

Know Your Copy Rights^®: Using Copyrighted Works in Academic Settings

SPARC: Copyright Resources for Authors

Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance (LACA)

CNI’s Copyright Forum

“Canadian Government Introduces Bill to Amend the Copyright Act,” June 2005. Also see the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Copyright page.

Libraries

Copyright Information and Education, University of Minnesota

The University of California Copyright Education Web Site

Copyright & Fair Use, Stanford University Libraries

Crash Course in Copyright, University of Texas System

Copyright Information Center, Cornell University

Others

Copyright: U.S. Copyright Office

Copyright and Fair Use: Information for Authors and Learned Societies, ACLS History E-Book Project

Creative Commons

Copyright Policy Branch, Department of Canadian Heritage

Copyright.Com, Copyright Clearance Center