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Project Cool Copyright Guide How to obtain copyright for your original material, use of other people's material. Includes copyright references section. www.projectcool.com The Copyright Website This site endeavors to provide real world, practical and relevant copyright information of interest to infonauts, netsurfers, webspinners, content providers, musicians, appropriationists, activists, infringers, outlaws, and law abiding citizens. www.benedict.com The Digital Millennium Copyright Act On October 12, 1998, Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), a complex piece of legislation which makes major changes in U.S. copyright law to address the digitally networked environment. The President is expected to sign the DMCA shortly. This memorandum discusses the law's five titles. This is a very good primer for you to start with to understand your rights. www.arl.org Timeline: A History of Copyright in the U.S. Outlined here are copyright milestones, especially those of interest in particular to libraries and information service providers. Summaries are included for major court cases and revisions to the U.S. Copyright Act. Included also are recent activities undertaken by the U.S. Commerce Department in its efforts to develop the National Information Infrastructure. This timeline is considered a work in progress and suggestions for additions are welcome. arl.cni.org United States Copyright Office This official site has an amazing amount of information and it is easily navigated. Not only U.S. information, but international as well. Kudos to the Copyright Office for a job well done. lcweb.loc.gov WWW Multimedia Law This site is an extensive and actively maintained legal resource to doing business on the Internet. Find what you need to develop, publish, and protect your intellectual property. www.batnet.com What Is Copyright? An excellent introduction to the law and customs surrounding copyrights. whatiscopyright.org World Intellectual Property Organization The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is an intergovernmental organization with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. It is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations system of organizations. WIPO is responsible for the promotion of the protection of intellectual property throughout the world through cooperation among States, and for the administration of various multilateral treaties dealing with the legal and administrative aspects of intellectual property. www.wipo.org

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