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Genealogy and Copyright Guidelines
Author: Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, CG

Printed in Canada
First Edition: April, 2002
Third Edition: November, 2007
Copyright 2005-2007 Sharon DeBartolo Carmack

MODULE 1

REQUIRED READING: TEXT

Carmack's Guide to Copyright & Contracts
Introduction
  Why You Need This book?
  Why I Wrote This Book?
Chapter 1: Copyright Basics
  What's Protected by Copyright?
  Copyright Duration
  Registering Your Work
  Applying It to Genealogy

REQUIRED READING: ONLINE

Review Chapter Three of the Copyright Law of the United States of America, "Duration of Copyright"
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap3.html

AuthorsLawyer.com, Copyright Resources, Public Domain Dates
http://www.authorslawyer.com/c-term.shtml

United States Copyright Office - Copyright Basics
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf

United States Copyright Office - Registering a Copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/fls/s135.pdf

United States Copyright Office - Registering a Work
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-register.html
Copyright FAQs

OPTIONAL READING: KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT

Wikipedia - "United States Copyright Law"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_copyright_law

MODULE 2

REQUIRED READING: TEXT

Carmack's Guide to Copyright & Contracts
Read pages 21-25 and 29, starting with "How Do You Get Permission?", through to page 37.
Chapter 2: Fair Use, The Public Domain and Seeking Permission
  Do You Need Permission?
  What Is Fair Use?
  How Much Can You Quote?
  How Do You Get Permission?
  The Permission Letter
  Applying It to Genealogy

REQUIRED READING: ONLINE

Copyright Law of the United States of America, Chapter 1, Section: 107 "Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair Use" http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107

CopyLaw.com, "Fair Use in a Nutshell: A Roadmap to Copyright's Most Important Exception", by Attorney Lloyd J. Jassin http://www.copylaw.com/new_articles/fairuse.html

Checklist for Fair Use
http://copyright.columbia.edu/copyright/files/2009/10/fairusechecklist.pdf

OPTIONAL READING: KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT

Wikipedia - "Fair Use"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use

MODULE 3

REQUIRED READING: TEXT

Carmack 's Guide to Copyright & Contracts
Read pages 25-29 and review pages 32-37.
Chapter 2: Fair Use, The Public Domain and Seeking Permission
  What is the Public Domain?
  Searching the Copyright Office Rules
  Review: Applying it to Genealogy

REQUIRED READING: ONLINE

When U.S. Works Pass into the Public Domain
http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm

Importance of the Public Domain
http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/copy-corner34.htm

CopyLaw.com, "New Rules for Using Public Domain Materials", by Attorney Lloyd J. Jassin
http://www.copylaw.com/new_articles/PublicDomain.html

Browse through "Wikipedia: Public Domain Resources"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_resources

OPTIONAL READING: KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT

Wikipedia - "Public Domain"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain

MODULE 4

REQUIRED READING: TEXT

Carmack 's Guide to Copyright & Contracts
Chapter 3: Illustrations, Images, Photographs, And Maps
  What About Historical Images?
  What About Using Family Photographs?
  Using Published Illustrations, Maps, and Photographs
  How Do You Locate a Photographer?
  Where are Public Domain Images and Maps?
  What About Stock Photos?
  Applying it to Genealogy

REQUIRED READING: ONLINE

ASMP - Frequently Asked Questions About Copyright
http://www.asmp.org/commerce/legal/copyright/faq1.php
(Note: This is advice for professional photographers but it will also be beneficial to you as well.)

"Rights to Use Photographs," by Ivan Hoffman
http://www.ivanhoffman.com/photos.html

Browse through Wikipedia's "Public Domain Image Resources"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_image_resources

MODULE 5

REQUIRED READING: TEXT

Carmack's Guide to Copyright & Contracts
Chapter 4: Work For Hire
  What the Copyright Law Says
  Your Client Reports
  What Is the Client Paying For?
  Joint Authorship
  Why Is It Important to Retain Copyright?
  The Lawsuit
  Educating Clients
  Applying It to Genealogy

REQUIRED READING: ONLINE

CopyLaw.com, "Working with Freelancers: What Every Publisher Should Know About the 'Work for Hire' Doctrine", by Attorney Lloyd J. Jassin http://copylaw.com/new_articles/wfh.html

Keytlaw, "Works Made for Hire Under the Copyright Act"
http://www.keydaw.com/Copyrights/wfhire.htm

OPTIONAL READING: KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT

Wikipedia - "Work for Hire"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_for_hire

MODULE 6

REQUIRED READING: TEXT

Carmack's Guide to Copyright & Contracts, Read Chapters 6 and 8; and pages 78-80.
Chapter 6: Journal/Magazine Contract
Details of a Journalism Agreement
Applying It to Genealogy
Chapter 7: Book Contracts
Details of a Book Publishing Contract
Chapter 8: Electronic Contracts
Posting Your Work on the Web
Applying It to Genealogy

REQUIRED READING: ONLINE

ASJA, "Rights 101: What Writers Should Know About All-Rights and Work-Made-For-Hire Contracts"
http://www.asja.org/pubtips/wmfh01.php

Writing-World.com, "Rights: What They Mean and Why They're Important", by Marg Gilks
http://www.writing-world.com/rights/rights.shtml

FindLaw - Library, "Subsidiary Rights - Acquisition & Licensing", by Lloyd L. Rich
http://library findlaw.com/1998/Jun/1/129368.html

"Electronic Publishing and the Potential Loss of First Serial Rights", by Ivan Hoffman
http://www.ivanhoffman.com/first.html

CopyLaw.com, "Electronic Publishing Rights: An Interview with Lloyd J. Jassin"
http://www.copylaw.com/new_articles/electronicrights.html