Useful links
Here are some useful links that may help with various information about copyright and/or professional practice.
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| Alliance Against IP Theft | www.allianceagainstiptheft.co.uk |
| A coalition of British trade associations and industry enforcement bodies which seeks to strengthen IP laws. | |
| Anti-Copying in Design | www.acid.uk.com |
| A membership organisation for designers committed to fighting copyright theft and protection of design rights. The site includes some useful information on design rights. | |
| Association of Independent Music (AIM) | www.musicindie.org |
| AIM is a trade body which promotes and protects independent record producers at national and international level. Its site includes a useful list of industry links. | |
| British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association | www.blaca.org.uk |
| The UK national group of the International Literary and Artistic Association (ALAI). It is a forum for discussion of matters affecting the rights of authors and other copyright owners. A membership organisation. | |
| Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA) | www.cipa.org.uk |
| Institute includes useful information about Patents as well as lists of its members. | |
| Chartered Society of Designers (CSD) | www.csd.org.uk |
| A long established professional society for designers representing companies as well as individual designers | |
| Christian Copyright Licensing International Ltd (ERA) | www.ccli.co.uk |
| CCLA exists to help individuals, churches and organizations in the area of worship. Its services include licensing the reproduction of hymns and songs used in acts of collecting worship. Their site also includes an "ABC of Church Copyright" | |
| Commercial Radio Companies Association | www.crca.co.uk |
| The trade body for UK commercial radio. | |
| Copyright World | www.informalaw.com |
| Journal focusing exclusively on international copyright law | |
| Copywatch | www.copywatch.org |
| Helps prevent illegal copying. | |
| Crafts Council | www.craftscouncil.org.uk |
| National organisation for the promotion of contemporary crafts. The site includes information on how to run a crafts business. | |
| Creators' Rights Alliance | www.creatorsrights.org.uk |
| A campaigning body for major organisations representing copyright creators and content providers | |
| Design Business Association (DBA) | www.dba.org.uk |
| Membership organisation for designers concentrating on business issues and offering a range of training courses for designers. | |
| Design Council | www.design-council.org.uk |
| Directors Guild of Great Britain | www.dggb.co.uk |
| The industry body for directors in all media including film and television. | |
| Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) | www.elspa.com |
| ELSPA works to protect, promote and provide for the interests of all its members and to address issues for the industry. It has an anti-piracy unit and the site includes information on anti-piracy | |
| European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers | www.gesac.org |
| An EEIG representing a wide range of authors in the fields of music, art, literary and dramatic works. Lobbying mainly at European level for issues affecting authors | |
| European Intellectual Property Review | www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk |
| Journal offering comprehensive coverage of the IP field including copyright | |
| European Union | www.europa.eu.int |
| EU website look for Directorate General Internal Market which is responsible for legislation on all forms of IP including copyright | |
| European Visual Artists (EVA) | www.europeanvisualartists.org |
| Interest group representing the collecting societies for European visual artists and their members. It is active at European and International level. | |
| Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) | www.fact-uk.org.uk |
| FACT’s member companies include major British and American film companies, media manufacturers and distributors, as well as companies within the television and satellite TV industries. It was formed to combat counterfeiting, piracy and misuse of its members` products and is increasingly investigating copyright infringement involving DVD and other digital formats. The site has a facility for making reports about piracy. It also includes information on relevant legislation. | |
| Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) | www.fast.org.uk |
| The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) was set up by the British Computer Society`s Copyright Committee and was the first software copyright organisation. Illegal use of software can be reported through the site. | |
| Her Majesty`s Customs and Excise | www.hmce.gov.uk |
| Notice 34 on Intellectual Property Rights explains how HMC&E operates EC legislation on counterfeiting and piracy | |
| Informa Law Publishing | www.informalaw.com |
| Number of IP publications plus conferences and summer schools | |
| Institute of Practitioners in Advertising | www.ipa.co.uk |
| The trade body and professional institute for leading advertising agencies in the UK | |
| Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys | www.itma.org.uk |
| Institute includes useful information about Trade Marks as well as lists of its members. | |
| Intellectual Property Institute | www.ip-institute.org.uk |
| The IPI promotes awareness and understanding of IP law. It commissions research and has a range of publications | |
| International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers | www.cisac.org |
| CISAC represents 209 authors' societies in 109 countries | |
| International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI) | www.ifpi.org |
| Represents the international recording industry. The website has an anti-piracy section and informatio on copyright and creativity. | |
| LexisNexis Butterworths | www.butterworths.com |
| Leading provider of information and business solutions | |
| Library Association | www.la-hq.org.uk |
| The leading professional body for librarians and information managers. | |
| Museums Copyright Group | www.mda.org.uk |
| The Group represents museums, galleries, archives and libraries in copyright matters. Useful information on copyright and museums available on the website | |
| National Campaign for the Arts | www.artscampaign.org.uk |
| An independent lobbying organisation representing all the arts. Membership of around 500 organisations | |
| National Endowment for Science Technology & the Arts | www.nesta.org.uk |
| Funding body which invests in outstanding ideas and supporting British talent | |
| Newspaper Licensing Agency | www.nla.co.uk |
| NUJ freelance | www.media.gn.apc.org |
| Not the main NUJ website but the site provided by the London Freelance Branch of the NUJ with lots of copyright information | |
| Producers Alliance for Cinema & Television | www.pact.co.uk |
| UK trade association representing the commercial interests of independent feature film, tv, animation and interactive media companies. | |
| Producers Rights Agency | www.pact.co.uk |
| Agent for UK tv and film producers in connection with performers, writers, musicians, music rights owners and production crew. | |
| Public Art On-Line | www.publicartonline.org.uk |
| This site is a useful resource for those involved in commissioning public art including best practice for artists and commissioners | |
| Public Lending Right (PLR) | www.plr.uk.com |
| PLR was established by the Public Lending Right Act 1979 | |
| Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute | www.qmipri.org |
| Part of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies and Queen Mary, University of London, QMIPRI is a focus for research into all aspects of intellectual property law and policy | |
| Rightscom | www.rightscom.com |
| Consultancy specialising in rights management and technology advisory service. Site includes a 'Survivor's Guide to Copyright' | |
| Royal National Institute for the Blind | www.rnib.org.uk |
| The RNIB is the UK's leading charity for people with sight problems. Their website includes information on the Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2002. | |
| Sweet & Maxwell | www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk |
| Wide range of books on all forms of IP | |
| The Artists Information Company | www.a-n.co.uk |
| Part of Artists' Newsletter publications group. Its guides for artists are only available on subscription. | |
| The Book Trust | www.booktrust.org.uk |
| An organisation set up by the book industry to encourage reading. It offers training for those working in the publishing industry | |
| The Copyright Tribunal | www.patent.gov.uk |
| Information about the Copyright Tribunal can be found on The Patent Office website | |
| The Interactive Games Developers Association | www.tiga.org |
| TIGA aims to foster a better commercial environment for independent games development companies. | |
| The Patent Office | www.patent.gov.uk |
| The website of the Government Department with direct responsibility for all forms of intellectual property. Includes a range of information about each area of IP and includes notices on existing and forthcoming legislation and all current consultations. | |
| The Poetry Society | www.poetrysociety.org.uk |
| Exists to help poetry and poets. The site includes faq's | |
| Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights | www.wto.org |
| The website of the World Trade Organisation with information on Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) | |
| US Copyright Office | www.copyright.gov |
| The Government Department responsible for copyright in the USA. Its site contains information and answers to faq's. | |
| Video Performance Limited (VPL) | www.musicmall.co.uk |
| VPL is a collecting society which licences the users of music videos. | |
| World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) | www.wipo.org |
| WIPO is responsible for promoting and protecting all forms of intellectual property through the international treaties it administers including the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. | |
| www.licensing-copyright.org | www.licensing-copyright.org |
| A site set up by rights holders to provide guidance on copyright licensing in schools. | |
| www.pro-music.org | www.pro-music.org |
| A website providing information about the music business including information on copyright and anti-piracy. |
