Copyright
United States Copyright Office. Avail. URL: http://www.copyright.gov/
The U.S. Copyright Office has a nice article that introduce the fundamental issues surrounding copyrights:
"Copyright Basics" (U.S. Copyright Office) Avail. URL: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.pdf
The American Chemical Society has produced several excellent resources on copyrights which are available at URL: http://pubs.acs.org/copyright/index.html
These include html materials suitable for classroom use on copyrights:
- "Learning Module: What Chemists Need to Know About Copyrights." Avail. URL: http://pubs.acs.org/copyright/learning_module/disclaimer.html (Note: You must read and agree to the disclaimer in order to access and download the presentation.)
- A PowerPoint presentation:
"Key Principles of Copyright for Chemists." Avail. URL: http://pubs.acs.org/copyright/learning_module/disclaimer.html - "Copyright Information Pamphlet." Avail. URL: http://pubs.acs.org/copyright/forms/acs_copyright_pamphlet.pdf
Several Universities have created and manage excellent websites to assist their faculty and students involved in scholarly publishing. These include:
"University of Michigan Copyright Website." Avail. URL: http://www.copyright.umich.edu/index.html
Fair Use
The Indiana University Purdue University Indiannapolis has created a printable checklist entitled "Checklist for Fair Use" that is useful in determining whether or not a specific situation represents an example of fair use or not available at URL: http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/checklist.htm
Copyright Issues and the Internet
NC State University has created an excellent resource focused on copyright issues as they pertain to the internet and the 2002 Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH Act). "The TEACH Toolkit: An Online Resource for Understanding Copyright and Distance Education." Avail. URL: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/legislative/teachkit/overview.html
Patents:
M. H. Jester (2004) Patents and Trademarks Plain & Simple. Franklin Lakes, Career Press.
United States Patent and Trademark Office. Definitive resource on patents and trademarks. Site provides free search engine and free accesss to tiff files of patents. Avail. URL:
http://www.uspto.gov (Accessed June 15, 2005)
Patent Cooperation Treaty System (World Intellectual Property Organization). Avail. URL:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/ (Accessed June 15, 2005)
Free Patents Online. Free internet search engine (registration required) providing free access to pdf files of patents. Avail. URL:http://www.freepatentsonline.com
Trademarks:
"Trademarks." Avail. URL:
http://www.patent.gov.uk/tm/ (Accessed June 14, 2005)>
What Can You Do With Intellectual Property?
Florida State University Office of Research. Avail. URL: http://www.techtransfer.fsu.edu/
(Note: This site features several stories on the successful commercialization of university developed intellectual property including the anticancer drug taxol).
Techtransfer (U. Michigan). Avail. URL: http://www.techtransfer.umich.edu/index.php
The Office of Technology Transfer
Florida State University Office of Research. Avail. URL: http://www.techtransfer.fsu.edu/ (Accessed June 28, 2005) (Note: This site features several stories on the successful commercialization of university developed intellectual property including the anticancer drug taxol).
Techtransfer (U. Michigan). Avail. URL: http://www.techtransfer.umich.edu/index.html (Accessed June 28, 2005)