Copyright Resources: Legal
In addition to copyright, many of these sites cover other intellectual property issues, such as patent, trademark, and "cyberspace" law.
A clearinghouse of copyright law resources. FindLaw is a sponsor of the Stanford University Libraries' Copyright and Fair Use site.
FindLaw's resource for law in the digital domain covers copyright and other intellectual property issues.
Cornell Law School's site features the most up-to-date version of the U.S. Code for researching the Copyright Act (Title 17)
THOMAS: U.S. Congress on the Internet
The Library of Congress searchable database of federal legislative information. A useful tool for researching copyright legislation.
GPO Access: Official Federal Government Information At Your Fingertips
Another research tool for federal copyright legislation from the U.S. Government Printing Office.
The Virtual Chase: Legal Guide: Intellectual Property
IP resources from Genie Tyburski, Web Research Applications Specialist for the law firm of Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP. Part of The Annotated Guide to Resources for Legal Professionals.
LLRX.com: Researching Intellectual Property Law in an International Context
Explore copyright, trademark, and patent rights from a global perspective. By Stefanie Weigmann, Senior Reference Librarian and Instructor, Boston University School of Law. From the Law Library Resource Xchange.
The Berkman Center for Internet and Society
Cyberspace law issues "ranging from governance to privacy, to intellectual property, to antitrust, to content control, to electronic commerce" are explored in this Harvard Law School research program. The Online Lectures and Discussions section features Intellectual Property in Cyberspace with Professor William Fisher III.
Information Law Institute at New York University School of Law
"The Institute provides an academic center for studying the effects of contemporary choices concerning the legal rules affecting the production, manipulation, storage, and dissemination of, and access to, information in the digitally networked society." The site features webcast archives, abstracts, and papers from their A Free Information Ecology in the Digital Environment conference.
This electronic law journal offers Cyberspace Law for Non-Lawyers, an online course which includes a module on copyright law. The site also archives abstracts of papers dealing with the regulation of cyberspace -- many are available in full text. Edited by Lawrence Lessing (Harvard Law School) and Peter Swire (Ohio State University College of Law).
Franklin Pierce Law Center: Intellectual Property Mall
Of interest are Professor Tom Field's articles in the Publications and Papers section on copyright as it relates to computers, the Internet, and visual arts.
Legal information for web professionals. See LawMaster > Acquiring Content and Protecting the Web Site and Legal Subjects > Copyright.
GigaLaw.com: Copyright Law Articles
"Legal Information for Internet Professionals" from lawyers and law professors. Articles cover The Basics; Copyright and Software; Napster, MP3, etc.; and Advanced Issues.
BitLaw: A Resource on Technology Law
Resources for copyright, trademark, patent, and Internet law issues. Maintained by Daniel A. Tysver, a partner with the intellectual property law firm of Beck & Tysver.
An Internet and intellectual property law site with articles for writers and publishers, web site designers and site owners, recording artists and song writers, and more.
General information about copyrights
FAQs on copyright and web law from the law firm of Oppedahl & Larson.
Perkins Coie LLP: Internet Case Digest
This compilation includes a section on Copyright. Case summaries are often accompanied by links to articles and additional resources.
Managing the Digital Enterprise | Intellectual Property
Professor Michael Rappa's overview of legal protection for intellectual property on the web includes additional sidebar resources. From the E-Commerce Learning Center @ North Carolina State University.