Copyright Terms & Public Domain
Brewer, M., & ALA Office for Information Technology Policy. (2012). Digital copyright slider [Evaluation tool]. Retrieved from http://librarycopyright.net/resources/digitalslider/index.html
- A quick-look tool for finding out if a work is protected by copyright.
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Brewer, M., & ALA Office for Information Technology Policy. (2012). The copyright genie [Evaluation tool]. Retrieved from http://librarycopyright.net/resources/genie/index.php
- Interactive tool that guides users through the process of determining if a work is covered by copyright and when it has entered or will enter the public domain.
- Can generate a PDF report of the results for documentation.
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Hirtle, P. B. (2018). Copyright term and the public domain in the United States. Retrieved from https://copyright.cornell.edu/publicdomain
- A set of tables used to help determine the copyright status of a particular item.
- Each table addresses works in a specific circumstance, such as those that were never published or registered, first published in the U.S., or first published outside the U.S.
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Stim, R. (2010). Welcome to the public domain. Retrieved from https://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/public-domain/welcome/
- Explains the four common ways works enter the public domain - expired copyright, no renewal, dedication, and ineligability for protection.
- Discusses the "merger doctrine" and provides examples of types of works not covered by copyright.