INASP Links & Resources
COPYRIGHT & ELECTRONIC RIGHTS

Copyright, Intellectual Property, and Publishing on the WWW
Guide to a set of links which provide information on issues of copyright and fair use on the Internet. http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/3.1/coverweb/links/copyright.htm  

The Copyright Website
Seeks to encourage discourse and invited solutions "to the myriad of copyright tangles currently permeate the Web". http://www.benedict.com/

Docurights
Described as "a copyright system for the secure propagation of PDF’s on the Internet", Docurights is intended to assist electronic rights trading and provides documents in a secured format which can only be unlocked by users with the appropriate ‘key’.
http://www.docurights.com/drip.html

eMeta
An advanced licensing management system for Internet publishing, combining authentication, access control and e-commerce. http://www.emeta.com/

Intellectual Property
Sponsored and maintained by the UK Patent Office, this is a useful site if you seek answers to any questions relating to intellectual property and copyright, designs, patents and trademarks. The pages on copyright resources are very rich, and include basic facts about copyright, frequently asked questions, copyright law, publications, a history of copyright, copyright organizations, a glossary of terms, plus a very extensive links section of Web sites and resources dealing with copyright and related issues.
http://www.intellectual-property.gov.uk/ 

RightsCenter
Electronic rights agency for book publishers, authors and agents, operating as an ‘extranet’ (i.e. with advanced security and tracking features) offering users to exchange information and buy and sell rights in cyberspace.
http://www.rightscenter.com/

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