Copyright Notice

Elements of copyright notice: The standard copyright notice consists of 4 elements:

1. "Copyright" or "©" or both. The copyright symbol © is typically used in copyright notices and is required under the law of many foreign countries for copyright protection to attach.

2. The year in which the work is first published.

3. The name of the owner of copyright. The legal owner of copyright is the author or creator of the work unless the work is created by employees in the course of their employment or by persons hired for the purpose of creating a work, in which case the employer owns the copyright.

4. To obtain copyright protection in some countries, the copyright notice must contain the phrase "All rights reserved." Variations of the phrase may also be used to suit your needs.

1. © 2001 University of Maryland. All rights reserved.

2. © 2001 University of Maryland. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced, displayed, modified or distributed without the express prior written permission of the copyright holder. For permission, contact [insert e-mail or mailing address.]

3. © 2001 University of Maryland. This work may be reproduced and redistributed, in whole or in part, without alteration and without prior written permission, solely by educational institutions for nonprofit administrative or educational purposes provided all copies contain the following statement: "© 2000 University of Maryland. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of the University of Maryland. No other use is permitted without the express prior written permission of the University of Maryland. For permission, contact [insert e-mail or mailing address.]"

4. © 2001 University of Maryland. This work may be reproduced and redistributed, in whole or in part, without alteration and without prior written permission, provided all copies contain the following statement: "© 2000 University of Maryland. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of the University of Maryland."

General Information on Copyright

• Franklin Pierce Law Center — www.fplc.edu/tfield/copynet.htm

• Indiana University: Purdue University at Indiana (IU-PUI) — www.iupui.edu/~copyinfo/

• Stanford University [Stanford] — fairuse.stanford.edu

• United States Copyright Office (LOC) — www.lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/

• University of Maryland [MD] — www.inform.umd.edu/copyown/

• University of Michigan [MICH] — www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/copyright/resources.html

• University of Texas System [UTS] — www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm

• Washington State University [WSU] — www.publications.wsu.edu/copyright/copyright.html

Copyright Permissions

General information

UTS: www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/permsrel.htm
Writers, Artists, and Their Copyright Holders (WATCH): www.lib.utexas.edu/hrc/locating.html

How to investigate copyright ownership

LOC: lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/circs/

eWATCH: www.lib.utexas.edu/hrc/locating.html

How to request permission and sample permission letters

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW www.law.wfu.edu/library/copyright/
UTS: www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/permmm.htm

Who to contact for permissions [sites with links to agencies listed below]

IUPUI: www.iupui.edu/~copyinfo/permit.html
MICH: www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/copyright/resources.html [links]
LOC: www.loc.gov/copyright/resces.html

Music

ASCAP: www.ascap.com/licensing/licensing.html
BMI: www.bmi.com
Harry Fox Agency: www.nmpa.org/hfa.html
SESAC: www.sesac.com
www.musicresearch.com/linx.htm

Text

Authors' Registry: www.webcom.com/registry/
Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society (UK and N. Ireland): www.alcs.co.uk
CANCOPY (Canada): www.cancopy.com/welcome.shtml
Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI): www.ccli.com
Copyright Clearance Center: www.copyright.com
Copyright Licensing Agency (UK): www.cla.co.uk
icopyright: http://www.icopyright.com [new on-line service with document delivery element]
National Writers' Union: www.nlightning.com/e-money.html

Images, photographs

Academic Press' Image Directory: www.imagedir.com
Artists Rights Foundation: www.artistsrights.org
American Society of Media Photographers: www.asmp.org
Picture Network International: www.asmp.org
Visual Artists and Galleries Association (VAGA) : Addresses available through WATCH

Freelance writers

Uncover (representing a number of writer organization): uncweb.carl.org

Plays [addresses available through UTS site]

Samuel French, Inc.
Baker's Plays
Dramatists Play Services, Inc.
Music Theatre International (Major musicals)

Movies, other

Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC): www.mplc.com
WATCH: www.lib.utexas.edu/hrc/watch.html