Library Guides: Copyright: Copyright tools

Copyright tools

Asking for permission
An overview of procedures for contacting and requesting permission from a copyright owner to use a copyrighted work. Created by Columbia University Libriares' Copyright Advisory Office

Author addendum (SPARC)
Amends the publisher's agreement allowing you to keep your key copyrights

Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
A non-profit organization providing licensing services for corporate and academic users of copyrighted materials
Digital copyright slider
An online tool for determining the duration of copyright for a work
Scholar's Copyright Addendum Engine
Helps you generate a PDF form that you can attach to a journal publisher's copyright agreement to ensure that you retain certain rights (by Science Commons)
SHERPA/RoMEO
A searchable database of publishers' copyright and self-archiving policies
U.S. Copyright Office
The website of the United States Copyright Office

Creative Commons blog -- useful, wideranging news

Art Law Journal - A Law Blog for the Visual Artist -- good advice for artists seeking to protect their own works; requires submitting an email address or logging in with Facebook or Google

The 1709 Blog -- lively commentary and news relating to copyright and intellectual property issues