Copyright + Fair Use Research Guide

COPYRIGHT + FAIR USE

The links below provide clear information on the basics of copyright, fair use, and use of licensed resources. Recent books on copyright, fair use, remix, and related topics can be found in the Flaxman Library collections.

BASICS

• Copyright Basics [PDF]

• Fair Use Chart [PDF]

FAIR USE BEST PRACTICES

• ARL Code of Best Practices in Fair Use [PDF]

• CAA Code of Best Practices in Fair Use in the Visual Arts

• CAA Intellectual Property and the Arts

• Center for Media and Social Impact--Fair Use--Best Practices

• Documentary Filmmakers' Best Practices Fair in use

OTHER RESOURCES

• ASCAP searchable database

• Creative Commons

• EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation

• EFF's Fair Use: Remix Culture, Mashups and Copyright

• Freesound Project

• Recreate: Fair use advocacy group

• U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index

• U.S. Copyright Office Registration for Works of Visual Art [PDF]

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office