Compiled by Cornell University professor Peter Hirtle, provides a useful and reliable tool for determining the copyright status of a work.
Maintained by University of Pennsylvania. Includes pointers to electronic copies of original and renewal copyright registrations.
The Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) is a pilot that will run in parallel with the Copyright Public Catalog.
Searchable index of the copyright renewal records for books published in the US between 1923 and 1963.
Model license agreement created by the MLA Legislative Committee for the purchase and licensing of digital scores.
Provides brief definitions for certain terms as they apply to registration,
recordation, and other services provided by the U.S. Copyright Office.
Determine whether activities are within the limits of fair use under U.S. copyright law (Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act). The four factors form the structure of this checklist.
Tracks a variety of judicial decisions to indicate the types of uses courts have previously determined to be fair—or not fair.