COPYRIGHT & THE LAW
Useful Books & Web Addresses
Information Compiled by Kathleen Cohen
San Jose State University
Books:
Baron, Robert, Editor. (1996).
Copyright and Fair Use: The Great Image Debate, Visual Resources,
Vol 12, No. 3-4.
Crews, Kenneth (1993).
Copyright, Fair Use, and the Challenge for Universities: Promoting the Progress of Higher Education.
University of Chicago Press.
Crews, Kenneth (1995). "Copyright, Law and Information Policy Planning: Public Rights of Use in the 1990s and Beyond,"
Journal of Government Information,
87-99.
Matthews, Michael, and Brenna, Patricia, Editors. (1995).
Copyright, Public Policy and the Scholarly Community.
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, D.C., July.
Patterson, Ray (1991).
The Nature of Copyright: A Law of User's Rights.
University of Georgia Press.
Strong, William S. (1992).
The Copyright Book: A Practical Guide.
Fourth Edition. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Trustees of California State University Fair Use of Copyrighted Works
(1995). The Long Beach Press.
Web Addresses:
Coalition for Networked Information
Copyright Listserv
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) E-Mail
Copyright Office Publications:
Telnet to marvel.loc.gov and login as marvel to access the system
Then select the Copyright menu.
Global Information Locator Service
U. S. Patent & Trademark Office
CONFU
Copyright & Fairuse (Stanford University Library)
United States Copyright Office (Library of Congress)
Consortium of Educational Technology for University Systems
Internet Law
Contract Information Central (Contract Forms)
WWW Multimedia Law
The following can be downloaded free of charge from the server:
Intellectual Property Law Primer for Multimedia Developers
Multimedia Law Handbook
Multimedia and the Superhighway: Rapid Acceleration or Foot on the Brake?
Understanding Intellectual Property Rights
Software Licensing Complements the Digital Age
Visual Artists & Galleries Association (VAGA)
. Please contact:
Robert Panzer, Executive Director
VAGA
521 Fifth Avenue, Suite 800
New York, NY 10175
212.808.0616
212.808.0064 (FAX)
rpanzer.vaga@erols.com
WIPO Copyright Treaty & WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
WIPO Treaty: French & Spanish Texts