Copyright & Author Rights

Ten-page circular providing an overview of basic facts about copyright and copyright registration with the U.S. Copyright Office, including Works eligible for protection, Rights of copyright owners, Who can claim copyright, Duration of copyright.

Text of Title 17 of the United States Code.

University of Texas

"Open Access" explained by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition: SPARC

Provides a set of standardized rights statements that can be used to communicate the copyright and re-use status of digital objects to the public.