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Online Historical Newspapers: Copyright Rules

This guide contains links to free full-text or facsimiles of Historical Newspapers (mainly in the English language). Links are also provided to subscription databases.

Copyright Organizations

Copyright Clearance Center
Copyright Kids
The Copyright Society of the United States of America
352 Seventh Avenue, Suite 307, New York, NY 10001
tel: 212.354.6401
The United States Copyright Office
101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC
tel: 202.707.
WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Headquarters: 34, chemin des Colombettes/ PO Box 18, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
tel: (41) 22.338.9111
fax: (41) 22.733.5428
WIPO Coordination Office at the United Nations
2 United Nations Plaza, Suite 2525, New York, NY 10017
tel: 212.963.6813
fax: 212.963.4801

pdf Documents on Image Copyright & Citing Images

Copyright Information

Copyright Slider An online tool for checking Copyright.
Copyright & Art: Issues that Matter to Creators and Users. Compiled by Christine L. Sundt.
Copyright Ownership in Works of Art and Images. An article by Hilary Ballon and Mariet Westermann.
Copyright, Museums, and Licensing of Art Images by Kenneth Crews.
Copyright Compliance Procedures for Medical Images font>

Fair Use in Copyright

Fair Use & Copyright

Always check copyright restrictions of the site prior to using information or an image from that resouce.

Copyright Crash Course: Fair use of copyrighted materials by Georgia K. Harper.
Copyright Advisory Office: Fair Use in Education and Research
Fair Use Evaluator

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