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Associations

• American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Offers e-mail discussion groups and publications.
• American Intellectual Property Law Association National bar association of lawyers in the practice of patent, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law, as well as other fields of law affecting intellectual property.
• Business Software Alliance Features resources on DMCA, technology mandates, software management and software theft.
• Intellectual Property Owners Association Association includes companies, universities, inventors, authors, executives and attorneys.
• National Council of Intellectual Property Associations Non-profit organization of local, regional and national intellectual property law associations.

Government Resources

• Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division. Features policies, cases, guidance, laws and documents on computer crimes, intellectual property crimes and cybercrimes.
• U.S. Copyright Office Includes licensing information, copyright searches, forms, information circulars, and more.
• U.S. Copyright Office: Electronic Registration Deposit System Copyright registration and recordation with copyright applications, copies of works, and related documents.
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) History, activities and services provided, state offices, and news and information resources.

Laws

• Copyright Laws U.S. Code, Title 17.
• Copyright Laws of the United States of America From the U.S. Copyright Office.
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act Index Background on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act; timeline and various bills introducing the Act.
• Patent, Trademark and Copyright Regulations Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 37.
• Prosecuting Intellectual Property Crimes Manual From the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS). Features information on the criminal copyright infringement and trafficking in counterfeit labels.
• Universal Copyright Convention From UNESCO. As revised at Paris on July 24, 1971.
• WIPO Treaties and Contracting Parties From the World Intellectual Property Organization. Includes Intellectual Property Protection Treaties, Global Protection System Treaties, and Classification Treaties.

Web Sites

• Anti-Piracy From the Software & Information Industry Association. Features anti-piracy news, FAQs, copyright information, policies and initiatives, and more.
• Anti-Piracy Information From the Business Software Alliance.
• Copyright & Fair Use From Stanford University Libraries. Includes primary materials, overviews and internet resources.
• Digital Millenium Copyright Act - Status & Analysis From the Association of Research Libraries.
• European Copyright Focal Point Activities of the European Copyright User Platform (ECUP), archive of the discussion list on European copyright developments.
• Intellectual Property - Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) Archive From the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Features laws, legal briefs, and other resources.
• Trademarks & Copyrights From Nolo.

Westlaw Databases

• BNA Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal (BNA-PTCJ)
• BNA Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily (BNA-PTD)
• Code of Federal Regulations (FIP-CFR)
• Federal Cases (FIP-CS)
• Federal Register (FIP-FR)
• General Revision of Copyright Law 1976 (COPYREV76-LH)
• Law Reviews, Texts & Bar Journals Combined (IP-TP)
• Music & Copyright (MUS&CY)
• U.S. Code (FIP-USCA)