Librarian
Suzanne Reinman
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Documents Librarian
Government Documents
Patent and Trademark Resource Center
501 Edmon Low Library
Stillwater, OK 74078
405-744-6546
Government Documents
Patent and Trademark Resource Center
501 Edmon Low Library
Stillwater, OK 74078
405-744-6546
Subjects: Government
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Copyright
Copyright gives protection for creative expression, not the facts.
- Automatic protection is given to printed works, websites, software, artwork, photo, video, some software, procedures manuals, and practically everything on the Internet, once “fixed in any tangible medium of expression” but register for more protection
- Administered by the U.S. Copyright Office
- Provision in Title 17 of the United States Code
- Duration of protection runs the life of the author, plus 70 years
- Register and search records at copyright.gov
- Cost: $45 for a single registration
- See Circulars
- Register Software as a Literary Work
- Search Copyright Records: Copyright Public Records Portal
- Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices
See Copyright Term and the Public Domain - Copyright Services - LibGuides at Cornell University
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Creative CommonsProvide Creative Commons licenses and public domain tools that give every person and organization in the world a free, simple, and standardized way to grant copyright permissions for creative and academic works; ensure proper attribution; and allow others to copy, distribute, and make use of those works
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Copyright Office EngageResources to help engage your creativity.
Architecture and fashion drawings and elements of each can receive copyright protection.