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Copyright & Fair Use
A collaboration between Stanford University and the Council on Library Resources to build a current web site of copyright statutes, decisions, and articles.

Copyright Guidelines
Information provided by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Copyright Renewal Database
An online database that enables people to search copyright-renewal records for books published in the United States between 1923 and 1963. It was developed by Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources with a grant from the Hewlett Foundation.

Copyright Resources
This site, produced by the Online Copyright Clearance Center, contains links to U.S. and international copyright resources.

Crash Course in Copyright

FreePatentsOnline
Database with access to millions of patents and patent applications. Includes US patents and patent applications as well as some European patens.

Legal resources and tools for surviving the patenting frenzy of the Internet, bioinformatics, and electronic commerce

United States Patent and Trademark Office