Through its reproduction services, MARBL provides copies of materials it holds for use only in research and private study. Researchers wishing to publish, quote, broadcast, perform or exhibit from copyrighted works are responsible for determining whether there is a copyright holder and for obtaining permission from that person or agency. In addition, researchers must seek written permission from MARBL. When possible, MARBL will provide researchers with information about how to contact copyright holders.
Records of ownership for works copyrighted in the United States are in the U.S. Copyright Office. For information regarding copyright searches, contact the following:
Copyright Office
Reference and Bibliography Section
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20559- 6000
(202) 707-6850
http://www.copyright.gov/
Additional information about copyright law and copyright holders can be found on the following sites:
General Information about Copyright
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm
This helpful chart created by an archivist at Cornell University indicates when published and unpublished works will pass into the public domain.
Cornell University Copyright Information Center
http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/
Contains links to other websites discussing copyright and includes a copyright tutorial.
Stanford University: Copyright and Fair Use
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
Contains links to resources focusing on fair use provisions within copyright law.
Literature
The WATCH file: Writers, Artists and Their Copyright Holders
http://tyler.hrc.utexas.edu/
Includes pages on locating copyright holders in the U.S. and in other countries and additional copyright resources (http://tyler.hrc.utexas.edu/resources.cfm).
Motion Pictures
National Film Preservation Board (Library of Congress): Copyright and Licensing Resources
http://www.loc.gov/film/copyrite.html
Music
Music Publisher’s Association Copyright Search Instructions
http://www.mpa.org/copyright/copysearch.html
Suggest ways to locate music publishers and includes links to the websites for the largest performing rights societies in the U.S. (SESAC, BMI, and ASCAP).
Music Library Association’s Copyright for Music Librarians
http://www.lib.jmu.edu/Org/MLA/
Compiles information on copyright law, copyright holders, and current news that is helpful to anyone wishing to copy or perform copyrighted music.
Photographs
Library of Congress (Prints and Photographs): Rights and Restrictions Information
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/rights.html
Includes information about copyright in photographic images and a list of photographers and studios for which the Library of Congress has contact information.
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