As a Patent & Trademark Depository Library, we offer a wide array of copyright resources, including copies of copyright forms (one each per library patron). Below you will find a description of our copyright search tools and a bibliography of copyright related books. 

U.S. Copyright Office Resources at the Dallas Public Library

The Catalog of Copyright Entries. 1978-present available online at www.copyright.gov. The library contains all of the following: 

• Art Works: 1907-1982 
• Books: 1906-1982 
• Drama: 1928-1982 (Issued earlier in Pamphlets) 
• Labels: 1947-1982 (Issued earlier in Pamphlets) 
• Maps and Atlases: 1947-1982 (Issued earlier in Pamphlets) 
• Motion Pictures: 1912-1982 
• Musical Compositions: 1915-1982 (later entitled Music) 
• Pamphlets: 1909-1953 (Issued later in Books) 
• Periodicals: 1906-1982 
• Sound Recordings: 1972-1982 (Issued earlier in Music) 
• Compendium of Copyright Practices. 1984. Updates are posted at the copyright website  
• Copyright Circulars. Current editions are available from the reference desk or online at the copyright office website.

Federal Legal Resources

• Title 17, United States Code. The official federal laws governing copyright (Electronic version available online.)
• Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations. The codification of the rules published in the Federal Register. (Electronic version available online.)

General Intellectual Property

• Intellectual Property Law in Cyberspace. By Albert, G. Peter. (346.73048 A333I 1999)
• Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks for Dummies. By Charmasson, Henri. (346.73048 C482P 2004)
• Trademark: Legal Care for Your Business and Product Name. By Elias, Stephen. (346.73048 E42T 2005)
• Patent, Copyright and Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference. By Stim, Richard. (346.73048 S858P 2006)
• Patent It Yourself. By Pressman, David. (346.73048 P935 2006)
• Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws. By Samuels, Jeffrey M., ed. (346.73048 P295 2008)
• Nondisclosure Agreements: Protect Your Trade Secrets and More. By Stim, Richard and Stephen Fishman. (346.73048 S858N 2001)

Copyright Guides

• Copyright Plain and Simple. By Besenjak, Cheryl. (346.73048 B554C 2001)
• The Copyright Handbook: How to Protect and Use Written Works. By Fishman, Stephen. (346.73048 F537C 2005)
• The Public Domain: How to Find and Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art and More. By Fishman, Stephen. (346.73048 F537P 2006)
• Copyright: Cases and Materials. By Gorman, Robert A. and Jane C. Ginsburg. (346.73048 G671C 2006)
• Copyright Law. By Stim, Richard. (346.73048 S858C 2000)
• Getting Permission: How to License and Clear Copyright Materials Online and Off. Stim, Richard. (346.73048 S858G 2007)
• The Copyright Book: A Practical Guide. By Strong, William S. (346.73048 S924C 1999)
• How to Register Your Own Copyright. By Warda, Mark. (346.73048 W264H 2004)
• The Copyright Guide. By Wilson, Lee. (346.73048 W749C 2003)
  

International Copyright

• International Intellectual Property Law: Cases and Materials. By Goldstein, Paul. (341.758 G624I 2001)
• International Copyright: Principles, Law, and Practice. By Goldstein, Paul. (341.7582 G622I 2001)

Art, Music & Digital Copyright

• Electronic Highway Robbery: An Artist's Guide to Copyrights in the Digital Era. By Carter, Mary E. (346.73048 C324E 1996)
• Legal Guide for the Visual Artist. By Crawford, Tad. (349.73024 C899L 1999)
• The Writer's Legal Guide. By Crawford, Tad. (346.73048 C899W 2002)
• Copyright Your Software. By Fishman, Stephen. (346.73048 F532C 2001)
• The Independent Filmmaker's Law and Business Guide. By Garon, Jon M. (384.83097 G237I 2002)
• The Big Picture: The Professional Photographer's Guide to Rights, Rates and Negotiation. By Jacobs, Lou Jr. (770.68 J17B 2000)
• This Business of Music. By Shemel, Sidney. Billboard Books, 2007. (338.4778 S545T 2007)
• Art Law: The Guide for Collectors, Investors, Dealers, and Artists. By Lernet, Ralph E. and Judith Bresler. (344.097 L616A 2005)
• Digital Copyright. By Litman, Jessica. (346.73048 L776D 2006)
• The Author's Due: Printing and the Prehistory of Copyright. By Loewenstein, Joseph. (070.50942 L827A 2002)
• All You Need to Know About the Music Business. By Passman, Donald S. (780.2373 P288A 2006)
• The Illustrated Story of Copyright. By Samuels, Edward. (346.73048 S193I 2001)
• Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business. By Stim, Richard. (344.73097 S858M 2006)

Online Resources

• Indiana University-Purdue University: Copyright Management Center  
  http://www.copyright.iupui.edu

• Stanford University Libraries: Copyright & Fair Use
  http://fairuse.stanford.edu

• U.S. Copyright Office 
  http://www.copyright.gov

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