The Copyright Office of the U.S. Government has produced a number of insightful, up-to-date, and easy-to-read circulars explaining all facets of U.S. copyright law.
CHEER (Copyright in Higher Education Elements Resources) is a repository of copyright-related educational resources to help individuals in higher education to navigate the world of copyright.
CopyrightX from Harvard explores the current law of copyright; the impact of that law on art, entertainment, and industry; and the ongoing debates concerning how the law should be reformed.
Authors' Rights
The following are additional resources to help provide insight into your rights as an author.
Science Commons (now re-integrated with Creative Commons) has created an engine to generate addenda that may be added to publishing agreements, to ensure certain rights are retained.
The Open Access Directory has compiled a list of sample author addenda, which may be used to propose modifications to standard publishing copyright transfer agreements.
From the Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic comes this ebook intended to help authors understand rights reversion and how to begin the process of regaining their copyright.
Accompanying the above ebook is this webinar, also from the Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic, discussing rights reversion and responses/reactions to the book's publication.
