Learning More about Copyright and Intellectual Property

University of California Resources

• UC Copyright: a Resource for the University of California Community
• Copyright Matters from the UC Office of Technology Transfer
• UC Standing Committee on Copyright

UC Davis Resources

UC Davis InnovationAccess - A unit of the Office of Research

The primary campus resource for UC Davis patent, intellectual property, and technology transfer issues.

• Copyright Services
• Patent Service
• Use Other's Works
• Distribute/Publish My Works

Policy and Procedure Manual

• Intellectual Property (Section 250)
  • Copyright (Section 250-01)
  • Copyright Registration (Section 250-02)
  • Use of Copyright-Protected Materials (Section 250-03)
  • Distribution of Copyright-Protected Materials Produced under University Auspices (Section 250-04)
  • Digital Millennium Copyright Act (Section 250-05)
• Printing and Duplication (310-20)

Copyright Basics

• The US Copyright Office
• The US Copyright Law
• Copyright Basics from the U.S. Copyright Office
• Copyright Information for Educators and Librarians [pdf] from the U.S. Copyright Office
• Copyright Term and the Public Domain
• An Education in Copyright Law: A Primer for Cyberspace by Dr. Robert N. Diotalevi, Program Coordinator, Legal Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University (Click on first article listed.)
• Is it Protected by Copyright? Digital slide rule American Library Association, Office for Information Technology Policy
• Primer on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

New and Pending Legislation

• Most recent Congressional legislation from the U.S. Copyright Office
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act [pdf] from the U.S. Copyright Office

Determining Who Owns a Copyright & Obtaining Permissions

• SHERPA: Publisher Copyright Policies & Self-Archiving
• Search Copyright Records: Registrations and Documents from the U.S. Copyright Office
• Copyright Clearance Center
• Copyright Board of Canada
• ASCAP: American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers Copyright Clearance Site
• ASPP's Best Practices for Locating Copyright Owners of Photographic and Visual Art
• BMI (performing rights)
• Creators (syndicated columns and some comics)
• Harry Fox Agency (music publishers)
• SESAC (performing rights)

Copyright & Intellectual Property Information from Other Academic Institutions & Organizations

• American Library Association:
  • Copyright Information
  • Statement on Fair Use and Electronic Reserves
• Association of American Universities - Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities: A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations [pdf]
• Association of Research Libraries Copyright Information
  • Know Your Copy Rights
• Copyright Society of the USA
• Dutch SURF Foundation:
  • Copyright Management for Scholarship: Countries/Regions
  • Copyright Management for Scholarship: USA
• EDUCAUSE: 7 Things You Should Know about Creative Commons
• Federal SDI Managers Group (CENDI): Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright
• Indiana University: Purdue Copyright Management Center
• IP @ the National Academies
• Medical Library Association Copyright Information
• Stanford University: Copyright and Fair Use by Stanford University Libraries
• University of Texas - Austin: Crash Course in Copyright by the General Counsel of the University of Texas - Austin
• Who Owns Online Courses and Course Materials? (Pew Symposium)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
• SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition)
  • Author Rights: Using the SPARC Author Addendum to Secure Your Rights as the Author of a Journal Article