http://www.arl.org/pp/index.shtml/frn/copy/copytoc.shtmlDocuments and links from the Association of Research Libraries. Read about recent Federal laws regarding copyrights and trademarks.A primary goal of the Public Policies program is to influence legislative action that is favorable to the research library and higher education communities.
To achieve this goal, the program helps ARL members keep abreast of the legislative landscape, as well as rapidly changing issues, players,
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A chart prepared by University of North Carolina law library director Laura Gasaway to help in making the determination whether a work remains copyright-protected in the US.
Coverage of copyright compliance decision-making, including estimating fair use, determining who possesses copyright of a work, copyright and digitization, library exemptions, the UT-System Rules of Thumb for electronic reserves, and online materials from UT System copyright presentations.
a listserv, with searchable archive, at Yale University. Most important is the free downloadable software that can be used to help draft library licenses and contracts.