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Copyright is the underlying law behind protecting original creative works in a variety of areas. It is based upon the principals set forth by our forefathers designed to provide for certain protections for the creators in our American society. The copyright listings and links included here are for associations, organizations, governmental agencies and others who fully support the rights of creators as granted in the US Constitution and those related in International Affairs as well as those who provide copyright education through the dissemination of copyright related information.

Copyright Directory

Please click here for the Library of Congress home page.

U.S. Copyright Office – This is where you get information, forms, access to the actual US Copyright Law among a gazillion other topics. If you have any question about Copyrights this is the place.

World Int’l. Property Organization – The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest.

WIPO was established by the WIPO Convention in 1967 with a mandate from its Member States to promote the protection of IP throughout the world through cooperation among states and in collaboration with other international organizations. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.

UNESCO – Culture – Here you will find additional information about Copyrights. UNESCO is committed to promoting copyright protection since its early days (the Universal Copyright Convention was adopted under UNESCO’s aegis in 1952), UNESCO has over time grown concerned with ensuring general respect for copyright in all fields of creation and cultural industries. It conducts, in the framework of the Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity, awareness-raising and capacity-building projects, in addition to information, training and research in the field of copyright law. It is particularly involved in developing new initiatives to fight against piracy.

Click here to reach the home page for – UNESCO. International Int’l Property Alliance The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) is a private sector coalition formed in 1984 to represent the U.S. copyright-based industries in bilateral and multilateral efforts to improve international protection of copyrighted materials.

The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. (CSUSA) – The premiere organization fostering the advancement of the study of copyright law and the rights granted through the law, to the copyright owners in music, film, theater, art, literature, TV, architecture, software and other authorship works.

The Copyright Alliance – The Copyright Alliance is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization dedicated to the value of copyright as an agent for creativity, jobs and growth.

Copyright Royalty Board – The Copyright Royalty Board issues announcements, rules, proposed rules, and other notices in the Federal Register, an official U.S. government publication published daily by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Mechanical Copyright Protection Society – The MCPS-PRS Alliance is the home of the world’s best songwriters, composers and music publishers based in the UK with a focus of protecting copyright owners and the mechanical rights therein.

Music United – This is an excellent internet source for educating people on copyright infringement. This site includes a link page to legal download sites.

Free Patents Online – The FreePatentsOnline search engine is one of the most powerful, fastest and easiest patent search engines on the web. It provides free patent searching, free PDF downloading, allows annotating documents and sharing them, and free alerts for new documents.