The Ultimate Guide to Copyright Web Site – This is an incredible site. Regularly updated.
Need to search the copyright records?
The Library of Congress offered a free webinar in August 2024 on how to effectively do copyright research. They show you how to navigate their new Copyright Public Records System. Click here to watch.
Christian Copyright Licensing International – For music lyric permissions
Copyright Clearance Center – Register your for work for use by others or to obtain permission
How to Cite Material Obtained from the Internet – Chicago Manual of Style (This is the style guide all book publishers use.)
Rights for the use of photographs. Bigstock.com, Crestock.com, and Getty Images are great resources for finding the right photo, without breaking copyright laws for their use.
When Works Enter the Public Domain
Buy the book, The Copyright Handbook: How to Protect and Use Written Works 14th Edition by Stephen Fishman, Nolo Press (2020).
Buy the book Getting Permission: How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off – Richard Stim, Nolo Press (2019).
Buy the book, Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative Artists by , University of California Press (2019)
(This page updated September 2, 2024)