Copyright
SNHU policies and resources concerning copyright law.
Questions?
If you have any questions, or if you would like more information, please contact:
Ellen Phillips - Director, Open Educational Resources & Intellectual Property, e.phillips@snhu.edu (603.652.1900)
International Copyright Laws
Copyright law varies from country to country. Here are some resources where you can read about copyright in other countries as well as copyright treaties and other agreements between nations.
- What is Copyright? This link opens in a new windowProduced by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), this page contains information about international copyright treaties. WIPO is a self-funded agency of the United Nations.
- Copyright rules by territory This link opens in a new windowExtensive resource from Wikimedia Commons that covers copyright laws for individual countries as well as international laws such as the Berne Treaty.
- International Copyright Relations of the United States This link opens in a new windowReport by the U.S. Copyright Office, updated as of October 2021.
- Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988 This link opens in a new windowThe section of UK law that deals with intellectual property.
- The EU copyright legislation This link opens in a new windowThe EU copyright law consists of 11 directives and 2 regulations, harmonising the essential rights of authors, performers, producers and broadcasters.
- The European Copyright Directive: Potential impacts on free expression and privacy This link opens in a newReport from the Brookings Institute on the EU copyright directive.
- African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) This link opens in a new windowARIPO produces a number of open access journals and other reports on intellectual property in Africa.