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3/28: Israel adopts US-style ?fair use? Jonathan Band, oft-time consultant for the American Library Association, wrote a short editorial in the Jerusalem Post, lauding Israel’s recent adoption of a US-style fair ... [more]

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Fair Use Reference Guide 1.0
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  » Copyright 101
  » Fair Use
  » Cease and Desist 101
  » DMCA § 512 Takedowns

Will Fair Use Survive?

Intellectual Property and Free Speech in the Online World (a report about online service providers and takedown notices)

Books, Articles & Online Legal Guides

While the Fair Users' Reference Guide and other individual references listed below should help you assess your situation and understand more about the relevant law, you may wish to contact an attorney to discuss the particulars of your situation, or read more in-depth about the issues.

Free Expression & IP Law Guides

Will Fair Use Survive?, A Policy Report from the Free Expression Policy Project. (2005).
Tales from the Public Domain: Bound by Law?, by Keith Aoki, James Boyle, and Jennifer Jenkins (2006) (a guide for filmmakers)
'Yes, You Can!' — Where You Don't Even Need 'Fair Use', by Peter Jaszi (A guide for filmmakers and photographers; PDF.)

General Guides to Copyright & Trademark Law

U.S. Copyright Office, Frequently Asked Questions
Chilling Effects - Frequently Asked Questions & resources on a wide variety of intellectual property and other speech-related law
Stanford Fair Use
University of Texas Crash Course in Copyright
Pierce Law IP Mall
Indiana University / Purdue University, Copyright Management Center.
Association of Research Libraries (ARL), A History of Copyright in the United States (2002). See also Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy.
Brad Templeton, 10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained (1994-2004). Particularly related to copyright in emails and UseNet/Internet publication.

References & Guides to Copyright Renewal & Terms

Univ. of Pennsylvania Libraries, How to Find Out Whether a Copyright Was Renewed? (1993-2006).
Lolly Gasaway, When Works Pass Into the Public Domain (2003).
Peter Hirtle, Copyright Term & the Public Domain in the United States (2004).
Mary Minow, Library Digitization Projects and the Public Domain (2004).
Jason Schultz, Copyright Term & the Public Domain in the United States (2004).
Bromberg & Sunstein, Flowchart for Determining When U.S. Copyrights in Fixed Works Expire (2002).
17 U.S.C. §§ 304-305. Duration of copyright.

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