Research Guides: Copyright Law Research: Home

Introduction

Use the tabs to explore different resources for copyright law research. This guide includes books, blogs, databases and websites.

Research Assistants Guide
Basic guide for research assistants, including information about the library services and resources.

U.S. Const. art. I, §. 8, cl. 8 (Patent and Copyright Clause)
"The Congress shall have power . . . To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries"
U.S. Const. amend. I
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press . . ."

Congress.gov
Search by current and previous Congresses by keyword, sponsor, bill number, and other fields.
Copyright Act
U.S. Copyright Office.
Copyright Act (Cornell LII)
Cornell Legal Information Institute (LII), searchable version of title 17.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (Cornell LII)
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Pub. L. 105-304
Summary from the Copyright Office. Public Law 105-304 (DMCA)
Impact of Uruguay Round Agreements Act on U.S. Law
Effect on U.S. law of Uruguay Round, which implemented the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

CFR Title 37
Regulations from the Copyright Office, includes information and documents on the rulemaking process.
CFR Title 37
Regulations from GovInfo.
Federal Register Notices
Proposed rules, notices, announcements, and other documents from the Copyright Office in the Federal Register.

Primary Sources on Copyright, 1450-1900
This is a digital archive of primary sources on copyright from the invention of the printing press (c. 1450) to the Berne Convention (1886) and beyond.
Copyright Law Revision
H.R. Rep. 94-1476, Sept. 3, 1976.
Legislative History of the 1909 Copyright Act
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Compilation available from HeinOnline. Use your Pace portal credentials to access.

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
TRIPS Agreement is Annex 1C of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, signed in Marrakesh, Morocco on 15 April 1994.
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Text of Berne Convention from WIPO.
Primary Documents on Intellectual Property Rights
From EISIL, links to text of international conventions, websites, and research guides.
Universal Copyright Convention
Original text and amended text from UNESCO.
WIPO Copyright Treaty
Link to text of WIPO Copyright Treaty, includes summaries, parties, and link to WIPO Copyright Handbook.
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Text of treaty with agreed statements and summary.

This guide was created by Cynthia Pittson and is currently maintained by Pace Law Library Reference Librarians.