LibGuides: Copyright Center: Tools and Websites

MN State IP/Copyright Tools and Forms

Minnesota State has a collection of tools and forms specifically created for Minnesota State System members. Find a fair use analysis form, policy templates, forms for clearing materials for OER, permissions forms, flowcharts, and more. See IP/Copyright Tools and Forms.

General Copyright

Copyright and Fair Use Charts and Tools
A variety of charts and tools of use for many copyright purposes.
Copyright Clearance Center
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) offers a variety of information, products, courses, and webinars surrounding copyright and related issues.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons (CC) helps you legally share your knowledge and creativity to build a more equitable, accessible, and innovative world. License your own content and search for CC images, music, video, media, and websites through connections to various search services.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
This website consolidates information and resources about various aspects of the DMCA to provide creators, users, online services providers, and the public with resources to navigate DMCA and its developments.
Stanford’s Copyright Renewal Database
Check to see if select works (published 1923-1963) were renewed.
U.S. Copyright Office Circulars
All of the U.S. Copyright Office's publications.

Subject-Specific Copyright

What I Wish they Taught me About Copyright in Art School
Basic information about copyright specific to artists.
What Songwriters Need to Know about the Music Modernization Act and Royalty Payments
A brief article about the Music Modernization Act and Royalty Payments.

More Copyright Information

U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index
The Fair Use Index tracks judicial decisions to help both lawyers and non-lawyers better understand the types of uses courts have previously determined to be fair—or not fair.