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Copycense: Provides research, analysis, news, and commentary about the intersection of law and information, with a particular focus on copyright and licensing. This online publication includes deep archives on issues related to libraries and licensing.
Copyright Guide: This guide from Cornell's Legal Information Institute presents an introduction to U.S. copyright law, as well as federal court decisions, international conventions and treaties on copyright and intellectual property, and other related Internet resources.
Copyright & Fair Use: A joint effort between Stanford University Libraries and Nolo Press, this searchable portal provides statutes, decisions, commentary and research aids related to copyright.
Copyright Management Center: Long a valuable resource for copyright-related issues in libraries and education, this Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis site was scheduled to change or be removed because of former director Kenneth Crews’ move to Columbia University. Much of this information is being recreated at the new Web site of Columbia University Libraries Copyright Advisory Office.
Creative Commons: One of the world’s leading commercial licensing initiatives, the Creative Commons provides licenses that are present a viable copyright alternative.
Dangerous Terms: A User's Guide to EULAs: While this Februrary 2005 guide, published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, focuses on prohibitive contract clauses that appear in software end-user license agreements (EULAs), the terms are important to database licensees because these terms can appear in negotiated, written license agreements.
Getty Museum Educational Site Licensing Project: MESL was a two-year (1995-1997) collaborative project involving seven collecting institutions and seven universities aimed at defining the terms and conditions for the educational use of digitized museum images and related information.
InfoWorld’s Gripe Line Weblog: One of the few resources that devotes regular coverage to licensing issues. While the discussion focuses on end-user license agreements (EULAs) instead of database license agreements, the core concepts of each are similar, making this a relevant resource.
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions: This 2001 resource presents a “set of basic principles that should prevail in the contractual relationship and written contracts between libraries and information providers.”
It’s All in the Fine Print: Online Resources for Software and Database License Review: Prepared by the University of Texas’ Office of the General Counsel of the University of Texas, and part of that institution's Copyright Crash Course, this site provides information on a variety of issues, including contract review, objectives, trends in contract processing, options for reviewing and docketing.
Liblicense Listserv: A long-running, archived listserv where participants routinely cover issues concerning copyright, licensing, librarianship, and open access.
Liblicense Interlibrary Loan poll: Results of a 1997 straw poll of Liblicense subscribers.
Licensing Digital Resources (.pdf): A 2001 guide from European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA) that summarizes the licensing process and some of its pitfalls.
Licensing Resources: Copyright-based licensing resources from the University of Texas.
Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe (LOCKSS): LOCKSS is a digital preservation initiative and an open source software protocal that provides librarians with a way to collect, store, preserve, and provide access to their own, local copy of authorized, digital, database content. The Controlled LOCKSS (CLOCKSS) initiative is newer than LOCKSS, and is a partnership between libraries and publishers that are "committed to ensuring long-term access to scholarly work in digital format." CLOCKSS, which is due to go into full production mode near the end of 2008, provides a comparison between LOCKSS and CLOCKSS. (.pdf)
The OURS Licensing Principles: A 1993 resource from the Open User Recommended Solutions Consortium (OURS) that provides a checklist of licensing principles.
Microsoft Licensing Policies: Answers to frequently asked questions regarding Microsoft software licensing policies for patents, source code, and software.
Open Access News: Edited by Peter Suber, this publication is one of the most widely read and influential publications about open access principles within the educational sphere.
Rights for Electronic Access to and Delivery of Digital Information:This 1994 guide from the Coalition for Networked Information offers a paragraph-by-paragraph analysis of contractual language in the networked environment. It assists network vendors, suppliers, publishers, and buyers of networked information in their efforts to negotiate effective agreements.
Section 108 Study Group Report: The Section 108 Study Group is a select committee of copyright experts, convened by the Library of Congress, and charged with updating for the digital world the Copyright Act's balance between the rights of creators and copyright owners and the needs of libraries and archives. The Study Group released its final recommendations (.pdf) to the Librarian of Congress in March 2008. These recommendations identify flashpoints between libraries and publishers that mirror flashpoints in database licensing negotiations.
Shared E-Resources Understanding: The Shared E-Resource Understanding (“SERU”) is a National Information Standards Organization initiative that seeks to remove formal publishing agreements from the information acquisition transaction between publishers and libraries.
American Association of Law Libraries, Washington Affairs Office: The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) is the principal library representative organization for law libraries in the United States. AALL’s Washington Office advances the organization’s policy initiatives, which include open access to legal information. The Washington Office began publishing Washington Blawg, a policy-oriented Web log, in 2008.
American Association of Museums: The American Association of Museums assists museum staff, boards and volunteers to better serve the public through advocacy, professional education, information exchange, accreditation, and guidance on current professional standards of performance.
American Library Association, Washington Office: The American Library Association (ALA) is the largest library representative organization in the United States, and its Washington Office represents the organization and the library community before Congress. ALA maintains separate Web presences for its Office of Government Relations, which follows and influences ing legislation, policy and regulatory issues that affect librarianship, and its Office for Information Technology Policy, a sister office that represents library interests in information policy debates. In addition, ALA maintains an online presence related specifically to copyright issues and a separate Web log as part of its Copyright Advisory Network.
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers: The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) describes itself as “the international trade association for not-for-profit publishers and those who work with them.”. The Association publishes a quarterly journal, Learned Publishing [http://tinyurl.com/6ozrqr], and an electronic newsletter, ALPSP Alert.
Association of Research Libraries: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) represents the information, business, and policy interests of more than 120 academic research libraries in the United States and Canada.
Copyright Clearance Center: The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) is a rights licensing and fee collections agency for more than 9,600 publishers. CCC licenses rights to more than 1.75 million works (mostly print), and is the United States representative to the International Federation of Reproductive Rights Organizations. CCC also investigates allegations of copyright infringement that involve works of its customers.
The Copyright Licensing Agency: The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) is a rights licensing and fee collections agency for the United Kingdom, and is the United Kingdom’s representative to the International Federation of Reproductive Rights Organizations. CLA also operates a compliance arm, Copywatch, that prevents illegal photocopying or scanning of printed materials and offers rewards for credible evidence of copyright infringement.
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions: Founded in Scotland in 1927, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions is an international organization that represents the interests of library and information services and their users in global affairs. IFLA’s site contains important current and historical licensing information, including a description of the Coordinating Project for Electronic Authors' Right Management Systems (COPEARMS). COPEARMS was a late 1990s whose mission was to assist other EC-financed projects with intellectual property rights (IPR) management to develop and implement interoperable Electronic Copyright Management Systems (ECMS).
International Federation of Reproductive Rights Organizations: The International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) is an organization that represents the interests worldwide of reproductive rights organizations. Reproductive rights organizations are businesses that manage reproduction licenses of copyright owners, and collect licensing fees on those owners’ behalf. The Copyright Clearance Center is a founding member of IFRRO and the organization’s U.S. representative.
World Intellectual Property Organization: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is an intergovernmental agency within the United Nations that promotes intellectual property protection and enforcement throughout the world. Established in 1967, WIPO administers several important multilateral treaties in the intellectual property arena, including the Berne Convention and the WIPO Copyright Treaty.
Copyright Term Extension Act (.pdf): The Senate bill (S. 505) that extended the copyright term under the Copyright Act of 1976. This law has been codified in the Copyright Act at Section 302. Arizona State University law professor Dennis Karjala also maintains a site that maintains detailed links to commentary, legislative materials and other resources on this issue.
The University Licensing Program: The University Licensing Program (TULIP) was a cooperative research project between Elsevier and nine American universities that have strong science or engineering programs. The project ran from early 1991 through 1995, and tested systems for networked delivery and use of journals.
Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act: There are several resources that document the attempts to make the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) a model law. As of this writing, only Maryland and Virginia have enacted UCITA legislation.
United States Copyright Office: The United States Copyright Office maintains a comprehensive Web site of copyright resources, including a full version of the Copyright Act of 1976. The Office also reserves a portion of the site that has information about the administration of the copyright law’s compulsory licensing provisions.
Last updated May 2008
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