There are also links to a variety of sites with texts of laws and legal decisions, discussions of general copyright issues for both print and electronic materials, and other related areas. To make it easier for a researcher or faculty member to obtain permission to use a copyrighted work, this page offers links to standard forms, sample letters or policies with an academic focus. The Copyright Office provides basic information on copyright, information on copyright registration, guides to searching the copyright status of works, and texts of selected copyright office circulars and announcements. Also available are information about licensing and royalty payments as well as connections to other Internet sites with information about intellectual property rights. Entries are primarily for Americans and British authors but people from Europe, North and South America and the rest of the English-speaking world are also included.
Emphasis is on previously unpublished manuscripts.
Good listing of related sites. A one page chart showing how a copyrighted work is protected and the corresponding time period. The Berkeley Digital Library Sunsite offers links to lots of Internet sites with information about copyright. Emphasis is on copyright as it applies to electronic publications.