This is a research guide for finding materials on copyright and art law in the Greenfield and Music Libraries at the University of the Arts. Reference materials are listed first, followed by a list of suggested subject headings for searching library catalogs. Periodical indexes to magazine articles and newspapers are next, followed by style manuals and finally Web sites. If you have questions about this topic please see the librarian's e-mail address at the end of this document.
Reference materials || Subject Headings || Periodical Indexes || Style Manuals || Web Sites
The first place to look when beginning research on a topic is in reference material: specialized dictionaries, encyclopedias or handbooks. These allow you to check names, dates and places, find additional information, look up unknown terms, and check for the proper spelling of words. They are particularly helpful for finding basic background information on a topic, and are often the only place many students may need to look to find answers to their questions. They may include bibliographies (lists of additional materials on a topic, usually considered by the author to be the best materials on that topic) that you can use to find other materials.
ART LAW
COPYRIGHT
The University Libraries combine their holdings in one online catalog. Use the University Libraries catalog to find books, videos, CDs, DVDs, scores, journal titles, etc. To locate all of the materials the library holds on a topic, it is most efficient to search by Subject. Use the following subject headings in the online catalog. Be careful to follow the exact spelling and form. These subject headings are standard and are used in most libraries.
ARTISTS' CONTRACTS
ARTISTS -- LEGAL STATUS, LAWS, ETC.
COPYRIGHT
COPYRIGHT AND ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING
COPYRIGHT--ART
COPYRIGHT--MUSIC
COPYRIGHT--PERFORMING ARTS
COPYRIGHT--PHOTOGRAPHS
CULTURAL PROPERTY--PROTECTION
FAIR USE (COPYRIGHT)
LAW AND ART
PHOTOCOPYING--FAIR USE (COPYRIGHT)
PUBLIC DOMAIN (COPYRIGHT)
VIDEO RECORDINGS--FAIR USE (COPYRIGHT)
PERIODICAL INDEXES
On the Web:
Go to the library's Research Tools and Resources page for a list of the UArts Libraries' subscription databases, indexes, and reference works. You can select View Databases by Type or View Databases by Subject to see which is best for your topic, or you can always ask a librarian which ones to try.
Be aware that there are different ways to find an article once you pull up a citation in the index:
PERIODICAL INDEXES
On the Web:
Go to the library's Research Tools and Resources page for a list of Web-based periodical index subscriptions.
Reference materials || Subject Headings || Periodical Indexes || Style Manuals || Web Sites || Top
Below are just a few copyright-related sites that may be of interest to the University of the Arts community.
Copyright Clearance Center
http://www.copyright.com/
"Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., the largest licenser of text reproduction rights in the world, was formed in 1978 to facilitate compliance with U.S. copyright law. CCC provides licensing systems for the reproduction and distribution of copyrighted materials in print and electronic formats throughout the world." Source: Corporate Overview - Copyright.com. Good collection of links under "Resources."
Copyright Management Center at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/index.htm
Great site with lots of information on educational fair use of copyrighted materials. See "Law Resources" for links to the full text of the US Copyright Act as well as selected statutory provisions.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
http://www.eff.org/
"EFF is a non-profit group of passionate people--lawyers, volunteers, and visionaries--working to protect your
digital rights. ... If America's founding fathers had anticipated the digital frontier, there would be a clause in the Constitution protecting your rights online, as well. Instead, a modern group of freedom fighters was necessary to extend the original vision into the digital
world. That's where the Electronic Frontier Foundation comes in."--quote taken from site
Penn State: Ethical and Legal Use of Digital Media
http://its.psu.edu/policies/digitalmedia/dmfaq.html
The Issue [Anti-Digital Millennium Copyright Act]
http://www.anti-dmca.org/
Music Library Association: Copyright for Music Librarians
http://www.lib.jmu.edu/Org/MLA/
Public Domain Images for Use in Multimedia Projects and Web Pages
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/cfimages.html
This page is a collection of links to MOSTLY public domain images; it is part of a larger Web page from the Springfield Township High School Virtual Library. This site was found via a link from Joyce Kazman Valenza's article, "How to Use Copyrighted Media in Web Publications" from the April 19, 2001 Philadelphia Inquirer tech.life section.
Stanford University Libraries: Copyright and Fair Use
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/web_resources/articles.html
A selection of links to very interesting fair use-related articles.
10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained / by Brad Templeton
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
University Microfilms International : Dissertation Copyright Q&A
http://www.umi.com/products_umi/dissertations/authors.shtml#copyright
University Microfilms International (UMI, now a division of Bell & Howell) is one of the largest producers of microform and electronic academic research material and is also the repository for virtually all dissertations and master's theses. There is a nice section on copyrighting your own thesis or dissertation as well as using other people's copyrighted material.
United States Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/
The official source on US copyright law. See also US Copyright Office Copyright Basics, US Copyright Office, Section 107 on fair use, and Copyright Resources links.
The University of Texas System Crash Course in Copright
http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
Site by Georgia Harper, manager of the Intellectual Property Section of the Office of General Counsel for the University of Texas System, where she specializes in copyright law. Includes a Crash Course Tutorial geared to faculty.
Send questions or remarks about this page to Sara J. MacDonald, Public Services Librarian.
Last updated 20 April 2007 sjm
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