UTEP Library Research Guides: Copyright and Intellectual Property: Resources

Copyright Basics

Produced by Copyright Clearance Center

Academic Copyright Websites

Suggested Titles

The Copyright Librarian by Linda Frederiksen
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 0081002114
Publication Date: 2015-11-06
Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators by Kenneth D. Crews
Call Number: KF2995 .C74 2012
ISBN: 0838910920
Publication Date: 2011-12-14
RightFind Academic
Online database of various publications registered with the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) that academic institutions with an annual license to this service can use to determine copyright permissions for the reuse of text-based or online copyrighted content for educational purposes. Educational uses include: coursepacks (print and online), class handouts, library reserves (print and online), and electronic course content. Research uses include peer-to-peer sharing by both faculty and students. For more information regarding the University of Texas System (UT System) annual license, refer to the CCC's Annual Copyright License Resource Center portal and the University of Texas System Copyright Clearance Center License Implementation web page. NOTE: Access to the UT System web page is restricted to UT System faculty, staff, and students only.

Online Resources

U.S. Copyright Office
ARL, Association of Research Libraries
Copyright & Intellectual Property Policies
Campus Guide to Copyright
Center for Social Media
The Center was founded in 2001 by Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor in the School of Communication at American University and analyzes media for public knowledge and action.
Copyright Licensing Agency
license organisations to copy and re-use extracts from print and digital publications on behalf of the copyright owners - authors, publishers and visual artists.

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By copying is meant photocopying, scanning and re-use of content from magazines, books, journals, electronic and online publications, as well as press cuttings or documents supplied by a licensed third party. CLA licences provide a cost effective way to manage the risk associated with using and reproducing copyright materials.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools. To learn more about the different CC licenses, click here.
Consult the Copyright Genie
A brief tutorial by the American Library Association, Office of Information Technology to help determine whether content is copyrighted.
Library Copyright Alliance
(LCA) consists of three major library associations — the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, and the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Copyright for Librarians
An online open curriculum on copyright law that was developed jointly with Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
Legal Music Sites
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is the trade organization that supports and promotes the creative and financial vitality of the major music companies. The RIAA works to protect the intellectual property and First Amendment rights of artists and music labels; conduct consumer, industry and technical research; and monitor and review state and federal laws, regulations and policies.
UK Copyright & Licensing
Produced by IOP Publishing to help address some of the questions from researchers around UK copyright and licensing.

Public Domain

Where is the public domain?

The public domain is not a place. A work of authorship is in the “public domain” if it is no longer under copyright protection or if it failed to meet the requirements for copyright protection. Works in the public domain may be used freely without the permission of the former copyright owner. (From the U.S. Copyright Office)

Copyright Term and the Public Domain
A clear outline of the basic practices regarding Public Domain in the United States from Cornell University.
Tales from the Public Domain: Bound by Law?
A graphic novel from the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke University.

More Resource Tools

Proposal for setting up a Copyright Education and Awareness Program
Presented by Lisa Borden, Electronic Resources Librarian at University of Texas at El Paso.