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If you have not seen this page it is a must
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Copyright Resources on the Web

10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained

Access ~ Intellectual Property Law (sm) Index Page

Can I Borrow A Bit of Digital? By Marie D'Amico for NetGuide Magazine

CIPO-OPIC : Canadian Intellectual Property Office - Office de la Propriété Intellectuelle

Copyright & Fair Use - Stanford University Libraries

Copyright and Fair Use in the Digital Age

Copyright and Intellectual Property Resources

Copyright and the World Wide Web

Copyright Clearance Center Online (CCC)

Copyright FAQ

Copyright in the New World of Electronic Publishing
An article by William S. Strong

Copyright on the Internet

Copyrights & Wrongs By Mark Howells

Cyber-Property: Copyright, Citation, and the World Wide Web

Web Issues from The Copyright Website

Database Copyrights

FindLaw: Copyright

GeoCities Info - FAQ -- Copyright Laws and the Internet

ILT Web - The ILTguide to Copyright

The Patent Office - Copyright United Kingdom

Is Material on the Internet Protected by Copyright?

Royalties, Fair Use & Copyright in the Electronic Age

SUL: Copyright & Fair Use: Articles and Publications

United States Code Title 17 - Copyrights
From the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School

U.S. Copyright Office

Web Law FAQ

Who Owns Genealogy? - Cousins and Copyrights
An article by Gary Hoffman for Family Tree Maker Online

 

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