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Copyright Information

• ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers)
  
  
• BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.)
  
  
• Copyright Law & Graduate Research: New Media, New Right, and Your Dissertation (Kenneth D. Crews, Professor, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis)
  A manual for graduate students and their advisors to help them understand their legal rights and duties. Text is also available in Spanish.
  
  
• Music Library Association Copyright Guide
  
  
• PD Info: Public Domain Music (The Public Domain Information Project and Haven Sound, Inc.)
  A searchable source for information on using public domain music. Includes FAQs, definitions (fair use, copyright, public domain), resources, etc. Places a great emphasis on knowing and respecting copyright statutes.
  
  
• Stim, Richard. Getting Permission: How to License and Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off, 1st ed. Berkeley, CA: Nolo.com, 2000.
  Search this title in Cameo. You can access it electronically via NetLibrary from the Cameo record. Chapter 5 pertains to music. NetLibrary is for CMU users only, so be sure to go through the WebVPN if you're off-campus .
  
  
• When Works Pass Into the Public Domain (Lolly Gasway, with notes courtesy of Professor Tom Field, Franklin Pierce Law Center)
  A chart explaining how works pass into the public domain, including material from 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, PL 105-298.