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QCNNY to appear in Japanese Quilting Magazine
At our October meeting, we hosted a special guest, Kim Tonogai, who writes for
Vogue Japan's "Quilts Japan." The magazine is beautifully done, with lots of
color photos and quilting techniques. Kim took photos during our guild meeting
and interviewed several members. We look forward to seeing that issue!
“Intellectual Property, Copyright and the Quilter”: An Information Resource Guide
Compiled by
Professor Rhonda L. Johnson
Head of Access Services
Hostos Community College Library
475 Grand Concourse, A-308C
Bronx, NY 10040
U.S. Copyright Office
You may obtain free copies of the circulars and forms by either writing to:
U.S. Copyright Office, 101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20559-6000.If you decide to apply for copyright protection, The Copyright Office will send forms at no cost and also permit you to download them to your computer. The forms also include instructions.
Circulars
Circular 1: Copyright Basics
Circular 2: Free Publications on Copyright
Circular 3: Copyright Notice
Circular 4: Copyright Fees
Circular 15a: Duration of Copyright
Circular 38A: International Copyright Relations of the United States
Circular 40: Copyright Registration for Works of the Visual Arts
Circular 40a:
Deposit Requirements for Registration of Claims to Copyright
Visual Arts Material
Circular 96: Material Not Subject to Copyright
Circular R1c: Copyright Registration Procedures
Circular R15: Renewal of Copyright
Circular R21: Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators & Librarians
Circular R99: Highlights of the New Copyright Law
Forms
Quilted designs may be covered with one or more of the following forms:
Form TX: covers published and unpublished literary works. This includes patterns, instructions, template drawings, articles and books.
Form VA (Visual Arts): protects creations such as statues, wall-hangings, framed pictures, etc. The copyright office requires photos of your designs.
Form GR (Group Registration): to copyright a line of similar items. A series of greeting cards for the holidays or a line of paper piecing patterns are examples. You may register similar works with one copyright for a single fee.
Form SR (Sound Recordings): protects information on audio and/or video formats.
Resources for Basic Intellectual Property and Copyright Information
World Intellectual Property Organization
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
(http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/index.html#copyright)
U.S. Copyright Office
A comprehensive treatment. of the topic from Stanford University Libraries with links to a topic overview, primary source material, current legislation, web guides, other academic institutions’ copyright policies, and a free subscription to Stanford’s Fair Use Monthly Newsletter with fair use legislation alerts, opinion summaries, articles and more.
(http://www.copyright.iupui.edu)
From the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) community to provide access to a wide variety of resources about copyright in general and its importance to higher education, in particular. Protection, registration, ownership, rights, duration, fair use, permissions, and more.
Maintained by attorney Benedict O’Mahoney, who specializes in copyright and intellectual property, this portal provides real world, practical and relevant copyright information for anyone navigating the net. A copyright wizard allows you to register your own website, famous video and audio infringement cases, copyright law and registration information, and digital copyright Issues.
(http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm#top)
Excellent site with everything you can think of on copyright from Ask a Lawyer to Online Presentations on many issues of copyright for use by students, faculty, librarians and administrators from the University of Tennessee System’s.
NewsNet News bulletins from the U.S. Copyright Office. Subscribe to free electronic mailing list with periodic messages on the subject of copyright.
10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained
(http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html)
Brad Templeton, founder of ClariNet, the first and largest electronic newspaper on the net, addresses the 10 most common myths about copyright in addition to providing guidance on copyright issues from an electronic publisher’s perspective.
Online Resources for Obtaining Permission
to Use Copyrighted Works
Introduction to the Permissions Process
(http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter1/index.html)
A reprint of Chapter 1 of Richard Stim’s Getting Permission, a concise how-to guide to obtain permission to use copyrighted materials .
(http://www.copylaw.com/new_articles/permission.html)
CopyLaw.com offers a permission strategy and provides information for how to locate copyright holders.
(http://www.cetus.org/fair7.html)
Information on how to obtain permission to use copyrighted works in the classroom from the Consortium for Educational Technology in University Systems’ (CETUS).
(http://www.copyright.gov/records)
Search copyright information by selecting one of the three databases below, which contain records of registrations and ownership documents since 1978.
Copyright and Quilting Websites
Cedar Creek Quilt Designs Copyright Information
(http://www.cedarcreekquiltdesigns.com/pages1924313)
Copyright and Quilters-FAQ & links to information on the copyright issue
(http://quilting.about.com/library/weekly/aa000430.htm)
“Copyright Facts for Crafters and Quilters” by Sylvia Landman
(http://www.sew-whats-new.com/quilting/beginnerapplique.shtml)
Copyright FAQ
(http://quilt.com/FAQS/CopyrightFAQ.html)
Dawnpages—Copyright [Copyright law and the Quilter]
(http://www.reddawn.net/quilt/copylaw.htm)
Layers of Meaning: No Copyright for Quilt Techniques (http://layersofmeaning.org/archives/000132.html)
Lost Quilt Come Home Page
(http://www.lostquilt.com/CopyrightYourQuilt.html)
Books
Crawford, Tad. The Visual Artist's Guide to New Copyright Law. New York, NY:
Graphic Artists Guild, 1978.
Fishman, Stephen. The Copyright Handbook, How to Protect & Use Written Words.
Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press, 2004.
Fishman, Stephen. The Public Domain: How to Find Copyright-Free Writings, Music,
Art & More. Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press, 2004.
Marketing Crafts and Visual Arts: the role of intellectual property: a practical guide.
Geneva, Switzerland: International Trade Centre, 2003.
Osterberg, Robert C. and Eric C. Osterberg. Substantial Similarities in Copyright Law.
New York, NY: Practising Law Institute, 2003.
Washington Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts presents Copyright plus: intellectual property issues for artists and their attorneys. Seattle, WA: Washington Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1988.
Young, Woody. A Business Guide to Copyright Law: What you don't know can cost
you.
Joy Publishing, 1989,
Miscellaneous
Copyright in an Electronic Age
(http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/intelprp/copyrt.htm)
“What is Intellectual Property?” by Laurence R. Hefter and Robert D. Litowitz
(http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/intelprp/homepage.htm)
WIPO Guide to Intellectual Property Worldwide
(http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/ipworldwide/index.html)
WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook: Policy , Law and Use
(http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/iprm/index.htm)
DISCLAIMER
With regard to any information on these sites. . . It should NOT be relied upon for legal advice.
For that, actual legal counsel should be consulted.