Artists Copyright Information

A few links to point you in the right direction regarding artist copyright information.
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US Government Websites

United States Copyright Office
Created with the desire to serve the copyright community of creators and users, as well as the general public.

Here you will find all key publications, including informational circulars; application forms
for copyright registration; links to the copyright law and to the homepages of other copyright related organizations; news of what the Copyright Office is doing, Congressional testimony and press releases; the latest regulations.

• Copyright Basics - US Copyright Office
• U.S. Copyright Forms
• Form VA - Copyright form Visual Arts
• Form VA with instructions
• The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
   

Non-Government Websites

• Artists Rights Society
• ASMP Copyright Application Tutorial
• University of Michigan - Extensive Resource Links
• Copyright Website
• Stanford University Libraries
• 10 Big Myths about copyright explained by Brad Templeton
• What is Copyright Protection from Whatiscopyright.org
   

International Copyright

• Canadian Intellectual Property Office - Copyright in Canada
• International Copyright - Statement from US Copyright Office
   

Watermarking for Digital Images

• Eikonamark
  Software for casting "invisible" watermarks on digital images and detecting these watermarks. Can be used for copyright protection and recognition of digital images.
  
• Watermark Factory
  Helps you to protect images. You can add a visible watermark to your digital images and photos. The watermark can be your copyright or the URL of your site or your logo.
  
• Giovanni Digital Watermarking
  Blue Spike's digital watermarking technologies that will make identification, authentication and auditing of digital works as simple as scanning the Internet.
  
• AiS Watermark Pictures Protector
  Watermarking program that helps you protect images. You can add a color transparent visible watermark to your digital images and photos.
   

Books on and about Copyright

• The Permission Seeker's Guide Through the Legal Jungle
• All About Right for Visual Artists
• The Professional Photographer's Legal Guide
• The Writer's Legal Guide: An Authors Guild Desk Reference
• Digital Copyright
   

Photography and Art Books
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