Legal Research Guides by Course: Copyright Law

Course Description

This course introduces students to the federal laws providing for protection of works of authorship, ranging from traditional works like books and photographs to newer works like computer programs. Basic principles and policies of copyright law are covered, including the range of works protected by copyright, the substantive requirements for protection, the procedures for obtaining protection, the nature and extent of the rights conferred, and remedies for infringement. The course also examines the role of copyright within the larger context of intellectual property law and policy. A technical background is not required to take the course. (3 credits)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by

Print Collection

KF2971-KF2983 Intellectual Property - General - Antitrust Aspects - Litigation
KF2986-KF3086 Copyright Law
KFP330 Pennsylvania Intellectual Property

Legal Research Databases

• Bloomberg BNA Online under Intellectual Property Law Resource Center - http://0-iplaw.bna.com.library.law.duq.edu/iprc/
• CCH Library - Intelliconnect under Intellectual Property
• Hein Online
• Westlaw and Lexis
• Bloomberg Law
• Legal Scholarship Network
• LoisLaw under Intellectual Property Law Library - http://www.loislaw.com/pns/index.htp?content=/pns/start.htp & under Licensing Agreements Library - http://www.loislaw.com/pns/index.htp?content=/pns/start.htp
• CVN Law School under Intellectual Property (both audio and video cases available)
• CALI under Intellectual Property - http://www.cali.org/category/cali-topics/2l-3l-upper-level-lesson-topics/intellectual-property
• Intellectual Property Law Server: Copyright - http://www.intelproplaw.com/Copyright/
• Copyright Law (hg.org) - http://www.hg.org/copyright-law.html
• Copyright: an Overview (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/copyright
• Copyright (FindLaw) - http://corporate.findlaw.com/intellectual-property/copyright/
• Research Copyright - http://www.researchcopyright.com/copyrightsearch/pages/
• Copyright Law of the United States (BitLaw) - http://www.bitlaw.com/copyright/
• Copyright Law & Public Domain (Nolo) - http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/copyright-law
• Copyright (Justia) - http://www.justia.com/intellectual-property/copyright/
• Copyright and Trademark Law (LexisNexis Communities) - http://www.lexisnexis.com/community/copyright-trademarklaw/
• US Copyright Office - http://www.copyright.gov/
• Copyright Society of the USA - http://www.csusa.org/
• Association of the Protection of Internet Copyright (APIC) - http://www.a-w.org/Home.html
• Copyright Website - http://www.benedict.com/Default.aspx
• Copyright Protection Slide Rule - http://librarycopyright.net/resources/digitalslider/
• Copyright Advisory Network (American Library Association) - http://librarycopyright.net/
• Copyright Crash Course (U Texas) - http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/
• An Education in Copyright Law: A Primer for Cyberspace - http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/content/v04n01/Diotalevi_r01.htm
• Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford University Libraries) - http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
• Author Rights (Association of Research Libraries) - http://www.arl.org/sc/authors/index.shtml
• Copyright Advisory Office (Columbia University Libraries) - http://copyright.columbia.edu/copyright/copyright-in-general/
• Copyrightlaws.com - http://www.copyrightlaws.com/
• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States - http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm
• STOPfakes.gov - http://www.stopfakes.gov/
• Copyright Law on Twitter - https://twitter.com/CopyrightLaw
• Copyright Litigation Blog - http://copyrightlitigation.blogspot.com/
• COPYCENSE - http://copycense.com/
• Copyscape - http://www.copyscape.com/
• Copyright Licensing Organizations & Publications Rights Clearinghouses
  AARC (Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies) - http://wp.aarcroyalties.com/
  ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers) - http://www.ascap.com/
  The Authors Registry - http://www.authorsregistry.org/
  Christian Copyright Licensing International - http://www.ccli.com/
  Copyright Clearance Center - http://www.copyright.com/
  Creative Commons - http://creativecommons.org/
  MPLC (Motion Picture Licensing Corporation) - http://www.mplc.org/index/worldwide
  Movie Licensing USA - Understanding Copyright - http://www.movlic.com/library/copyright.html
  SESAC (performing rights organization) - http://www.sesac.com/Home.aspx
  SoundExchange - http://www.soundexchange.com/
• WATCH - Locating US Copyright Holders - http://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/watch/us.cfm

DCLI Webpage Links

• Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, and federal and state case law)
• Legal Research Guides: Intellectual Property

Law School Concentrations

• Intellectual Property

 Created by Patricia Horvath
1/4/2013