Music

• US Copyright Office
• American Library Association Copyright Advisory Network

  This website is a way for librarians to learn about copyright and to get help when they have copyright troubles.
• Current Mechanical License Rates

  Must check for newer Info: https://www.royaltyexchange.com/blog/mechanical-royalties
• Music Publisher's Association Copyright Search

  This is intended as a guide for locating the publisher of a piece of music.
• Cornell Copyright Information Center
• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
• Music Copyright Infringement Resource

  The purpose of this project is to make universally available information about music copyright infringement cases from the mid-nineteenth century forward.
• Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Page

• Digital Music Sampling: Creativity or Criminality?

  The advent of the sampler in the '80s brought a long tradition of musical borrowing into the digital age. Today, "sampling," or repurposing a snippet of another artist's music, is mainstream. Is sampling theft, or is copyright law making creativity a crime?
• Lumen Database

  Collection and analysis of legal complaints and requests for removal of online materials in order to educate internet users and protect lawful online activity from legal threats.
• The Second Enclosure Movement and the Construction of the Public Domain
• Center for the Study of the Public Domain

  Information supporting research and scholarship on the contributions of the public domain to speech, culture, science and innovation, to promote debate about the balance needed in our intellectual property system and to translate academic research into public policy solutions.
• Creative Commons

  Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools.

• Copyright Information

  This website explains copyright, why it is in use, and provides resources on copyright.
• Information Technology Copyright Information (DMCA)

  This page explains the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and how it applies to Fort Lewis College.
• Campus Copyright Librarian

  Tyler Dunn is the Campus Copyright Librarian. Questions about copyright and how it applies to the campus can be directed towards her at tadunn@fortlewis.edu.