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Copyright and Licensing

• Facts/Ethics regarding Borrowing and Lending Choral Music
• Christian Copyright Licensing International
• Copyright in Canada
  • access - The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency
  • Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (mechanical licensing)
  • Copyright Legislation in Canada: An Overview
  • Media Awareness Network
  • National Copyright Committee
  • Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
  • University of Alberta guide to college applications
• Copyright in the UK
  • UK Copyright service FAQ
• Copyright in the United States of America
  • American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
  • Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
  • Broadcast rights
  • Campus Copyright Education Program (Association of American Publishers)
  • Conference on Fair Use Report (US Patent and Trademark Office)
  • Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford)
  • Copyright and the Choral Musician (Hinshaw Music)
  • Copyright for music librarians (Music Library Association)
  • The Copyright Law and Litigation Resource
  • The Copyright Law itself
  • Copyright Legal Information (Cornell Univ. Legal Information Institute)
  • MPA Copyright resource center
  • CopyrightSolver.com (commercial service which secures many types of copyright permissions)
  • Fair use (US copyright office)
  • Greater Boston Choral Constortium: Copyright for Choral Directors
  • Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (mechanical licensing for recordings)
  • Inquiry form on out-of-print copyrighted music (requires Acrobat reader)
  • Small Mechanical licenses
  • Mechanical licenses without Harry Fox
  • Music Publishers' Association
  • Photocopying legitimate copies for convenience
  • Recording church services for shut-ins
  • Steve Gordon Law (information about copyrights for digital downloads and streaming audio)
  • U.S. Copyright Office
  • U.S. Copyright Office Circulars and Form Letters
  • The United States Copyright Law: A Guide for Music Educators ( MENC)
• Choralist discussions on Copyright Issues
• Orphanworks -- if you're having trouble locating copyright holders
• Public Domain chart
• Public Domain info
• The UK Patent Office copyright section