US Copyright Law (Full-Text)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/usc/17/

US Copyright Office Web Site
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright
Includes sections on copyright basics, frequently asked questions. Official description of Fair Use (in PDF format) is at http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/fls/fl102.pdf

Kastenmeier Guidelines for Off-Air Taping
http://www.library.unt.edu/copyright/use.htm#Off-Air (via University of North Texas)
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/Kastenmeier.html (via UC Berkeley)

Copyright Bay/Fair Use Harbor
http://www.nmjc.cc.nm.us/copyrightbay/coprbay.htm
A wonderfully goofy and informative site that provides interactive tutorials related to copyright and fair use issues for various media. The "AudioVisual Lagoon" section provides an excellent introduction to video, fair use, and public performance issues. Includes a good selective bibliography of print and online sources.

Crash Course in Copyright (University of Texas)
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
A thoughtfully developed overview and introduction to copyright law aimed at higher education, but exceptionally useful for teachers and librarians in all settings. Separate tutorial modules are provided for various media, including videos, images, graphics, and music. Higher bandwidth users can listen to a spoken narrative of the tutorial.

Copyright, Intellectual Property, Video & Multimedia: A Selected Bibliography (UC Berkeley Media Center)
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/copyrightbib.html
An annotated list including includes books, articles, videos, web sites related to video and copyright

Information Policy: Copyright and Intellectual Property (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions [IFLA])
http://www.ifla.org/II/cpyright.htm
An extensive bibliography of online texts from IFLA and other sources dealing with copyright and intellectual property issues and policies. Includes a number of resources dealing with digital media.

Association for Information Media and Equipment (AIME)
http://www.aime.org/
AIME is a media industry organization that acts in the interest of video and software producers and distributors. The organization has produced a number of books and videos dealing with video and digital copyright (available for purchase from this web site)

Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Copyright and Intellectual Property site
http://www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/copytoc.html
Links to information about current copyright legislation and litigation, including the Digital Millenium Act.

Copyright: An Overview (Cornell University)
http://wwwsecure.law.cornell.edu/topics/copyright.html
Includes links to full-text documents, organizations, and other resources related to copyright and intellectual property. Useful links to information regarding international copyright agreements (Berne Convention, et al.)

Copyright & Fair Use (Stanford University Libraries)
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
Sponsored by the Stanford Libraries and the Council on Library Resources, this is perhaps the most comprehensive and well-organized single web sites related to current copyright law and legislation, including resources regarding evolving copyright issues related to digital information and telecommunications. Includes extensive links to other sites

Copyright, Fair Use, and Other Legal Matters: Film/Television/Video Topics
http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite/res/bib/copyright.htm
Part of the excellent ScreenSite film studies web (University of Alabama), this metapage offers links to a wide variety of sites related to copyright, film and video, and the arts in general.

Copyright Resources Online
http://www.library.yale.edu/~okerson/copyproj.html
An extensive, thoughtfully assembled metasite developed by Ann Okerson, Yale University. Links are provided to both university-related and non-university web sites

Copyright Resources on the Internet (Groton Public Schools)
http://groton.k12.ct.us/mts/pt2a.htm
A metasite devoted to copyright resources, particularly focussed on K-12 education, but including links of interest to higher education as well.

The Copyright Web Site
http://www.benedict.com/
Launched in 1995 by attorney Benedict O'Mahoney, this site endeavors to "provide real world, practical and relevant copyright information of interest to infonauts, netsurfers, webspinners, content providers, musicians, appropriationists, activists, infringers, outlaws, and law abiding citizens." Includes an interesting section that discusses "notorious pillagers of copyright on the big screen."

ALA LARC (Library and Research Center) Fact Sheet Number 7: Video & Copyright
http://www.ala.org/library/fact7.html
Somewhat overly conservative (particularly in its discussions of on-site viewing of video in libraries), but generally useful overview of primary issues related to video copyright in libraries.

Licensing Perspectives: The Library View
http://www.library.yale.edu/~okerson/cni-license.html
A presentation given by Ann Okerson, Associate University Librarian, Yale University at the ARL/CNI Licensing Symposium (San Francisco, December 8, 1996)

Public Domain (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
A useful table developed by Laura Gasaway that outlines the current terms and definitions of public domain. Includes material from new Term Extension Act, PL 105-298

Ten Big Myths About Copyright Explained
http://www.templetons.com/brad//copymyths.html
An opinionated but useful attempt to answer common myths about copyright seen on the net and to cover issues related to copyright and Internet publication, by Brad Templeton.

An Intellectual Property Law Primer for Multimedia and Web Developers
http://www.eff.org/pub/Intellectual_property/multimedia_ip_primer.paper
A straightforward discussion (with good examples) authored by J. Dianne Brinson and Mark F. Radcliffe and geared primarily to web and multimedia developers in the commercial sector.

Fair Use and Multimedia (Stanford University)
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/multimed/
Part of Stanford's superlative copyright and fair use web site (http://fairuse.stanford.edu/), this page provides extensive links to various sites and resources related to copyright, multimedia, and digital technologies.

Fair Use in the Electronic Age: Serving the Public Interest
http://arl.cni.org/scomm/copyright/uses.html
An outgrowth of discussions among a number of library associations regarding intellectual property, and in particular, the concern that the interests and rights of copyright owners and users remain balanced in the digital environment.

Full-text of Guidelines and supporting documentation (Indiana University)
http://www.indiana.edu/~ccumc/mmfairuse.html
http://www.utsystem.edu/mis/ogc/intellectualproperty/ccmcguid.htm

CCUMC Copyright Initiatives
http://www.indiana.edu/~ccumc/copyright.html
Provides historical background on the development of the Multimedia Fair Use Guidelines.

Educational Fair Use Guidelines for Multimedia: A Summary of Concerns
http://www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/mmedia.html
The Association of Research Libraries' fact sheet in response to the CCUMC guidelines.

Fair Use in Multimedia: Digital Age Copyright (ARL online newsletter)
http://www.arl.org/newsltr/185/fairuse.html
An article by Stacey Carpenter, Multimedia Communications, Information Technology Division, Emory University, generally discussing the concept of fair use in an age of digital reproduction, the evolving classroom needs in a digital environment, and the pitfalls of the CCUMC Guidelines.

Library Issues: Multimedia and Fair Use: The Practical Side of a Philosophical Debate
http://www.libraryissues.com/pub/LI9803.asp
A lengthy discussion of the development and current status of the CCUMC guidelines. Includes discussions of the objections raised by ALA and other groups regarding the limitations and shortcomings of these guidelines. Article includes good selective webliography of sites related to multimedia, copyright, and fair use.

Multimedia Fair Use Guidelines: Background and Summary
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/mtss/fairuse/dalziel.html
A document authored by Chris Dalziel, Executive Director, Instructional Telecommunications Council, Pennsylvania State University, that provides background information about the development of the Multimedia Guidelines and opinions regarding the interpretation and utility of these guidelines in a university setting.

George Mason University, Dept. of Instructional Improvement and Instructional Technology
http://www.doiiit.gmu.edu/copyright.htm
Includes good brief summaries and reasonable interpretations of copyright and various fair use guidelines as they pertain to instructional technologies. Site incorporates links to other web resources for specific points being made.