The following external links offer useful information for identifying and resolving copyright and other intellectual property issues. The Office of Legal Affairs does not endorse or control any information found at these links and identifies them here only as possible resources.
If you are a UNC Charlotte faculty or staff member and have further questions about copyright issues related to your work at UNC Charlotte, please contact the Office of Legal Affairs or the UNC Charlotte Scholarly Communications Librarian.
Government Links
- The Library of Congress
- US Copyright Office
- US Copyright Office Fair Use Index: The Index is an online database that tracks and summarizes major fair use judicial decisions. Each judicial decision includes a brief summary of the facts, the relevant question(s) presented, and the court's determination as to whether the contested use was fair.
- Copyright Basics
- Copyright Registration
- Thomas - Legislative Information on the Internet
- US Patent and Trademark Office
Links from Other Educational Institutions
- Copyright Advisory Office - Columbia University
- Fair Use Checklist - Copyright Advisory Office, Columbia University
- Copyright Information Center - Cornell University
- Copyright Basics Online Tutorial - Kansas State University
- Copyright and Fair Use - Stanford University Libraries
- Copyright Crash Course - University of Texas
- TEACH Act Toolkit - LSU
- Digital Law Online - University of Utah
- Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights-- National Paralegal College
Organizational Links
- American Library Association
- Distance Education and the TEACH Act - American Library Association
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
- Association of American Publishers
- Association of Research Libraries
- Coalition for Networked Information
- Copyright Clearance Center
- Visual Resources Association
- World Intellectual Property Organization
General Copyright Links
- Creative Commons Licensing Project
- Off-Air Recording of Broadcast Programming for Educational Purposes
- Copyright Clearance Center
- Duration of Copyright and Public Domain