Documents and information to help with copyright problems in digitisation projects

[Copyright FAQs] , AHDS / TASI

* Answers to common issues when dealing with copyright
* Particularly useful for those considering digitisation

[Copyright and Other Rights Issues in Digitisation] , AHDS

* A brief-ish introduction to copyright issues.

[Case Study: Developing Licence Agreements] , AHDS

* Seeking and negotiating the rights to digitise images

[Case Study: Protecting Copyright] , AHDS

* How one project dealt with its resources being copied without permission

[Case Study: Tracing Copyright Holders] , AHDS

* Tracing copyright holders of historical material

[Sample Licence Agreement] , AHDS Visual Arts

* Details of the AHDS Visual Arts Fine Art Project including a sample licence agreement
* (The link to the license agreement is near the foot of the page)

[Slides from Copyright Workshops] ,

* Slides from an AHDS Copyright Workshop run in 2003

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[FAQ on Rights in the Works of James Joyce] (select appropriate page from list given on website)

* Very useful template of various copyright issues - copyright and unpublihsed letters, comparisons between EU and US scenarios, use of quotations, moral rights - in one particular author.

[AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law]

* Research Centre, funded by AHRC, exploring the relationship between law, technology, commerce and society

[AHRC Copyright Research Network]

* AHRC Project exploring new directions in copyright law, including those effected by digital technologies

[JISCLegal]

* JISC-funded service which can offer a wide range of information of legal issues, including those relation to Intellectual Property Rights such as copyright.

[Museums Copyright Group] (external link)

* Very useful site, with a range of resources, responding to copyright concerns of museums nationwide.

[Copyright Matters] , University of Glasgow (external link)

* Concise and practical information from the University of Glasgow on IPR and copyright
* Written with working practices of lecturers, researchers and students in mind

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--Art and Copyright--, Simon Stokes, ISBN 184113225X

* Extended discussion of art and copyright, including the digital context

--A Guide to Copyright for Museums and Galleries--, Peter Wienand, Anna Booy, Robin Fry, ISBN 0415217210

* Excellent coverage of various copyright problems with cultural objects. Sample licenses included.

--Copyright for Archivists--, Tim Padfield, 1903365139

* Very useful for determining copyright issues for historical material.
* Flowcharts from the book (helping to determine copyright subsistence in a work) are also available on the Museum Copyright Group website.

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