Copyright and Music

ASCAP
Database of works restored to copyright
Information about music licensing

Copyright Management Center
Kenneth Crew's page from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Excellent updating of federal sources and issues
Specifically focuses on library issues

Library of Congress Copyright Office
Law and legislation
International copyright
Registration procedures
Search copyright

Music Library Association Copyright Guidelines
Bibliography
Excellent list of related sites

Music in the Public Domain
Selected list of composers and songs

Music Publishers Association Copyright Page
Disseminate copyright information
Increase public awareness of copyright responsibility

U.S. Copyright Code
Current law

When Works Pass into the Public Domain
Guidelines for determining Public Domain

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