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Further reading
Joint Guidelines on Copyright and Academic Research can be downloaded from the British Academy website.
Cornish, G.Copyright: Interpreting the law for libraries, archives and information services.5th ed. London, Facet Publishing, 2009. (346.410482 COR, compact shelving level 3)
Padfield, T. Copyright for Archivists and Records Managers. 4th ed. London, Facet Publishing, 2010.
Secker, J. Copyright and E-learning: a guide for practitioners. London, Facet Publishing, 2010.
The UK government's official intellectual property website. This is a valuable source of advice on copyright, patents, and other intellectual property rights.
World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO). This is an agency of the United Nations established in 1967 and dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property system.
For those interested in pursuing the legislative background to copyright here is a list of relevant reading:
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988 (c.48)
Statutory Instrument 1996/2967: The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996
Statutory Instrument 1997/3032: The Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997
Statutory Instrument 2003/2498: The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003
Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2002
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