Center for the Study of Public Domain
A division of Duke University Law School, The Center for the Study of Public Domain's site provides information on the center's projects and research.
Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
This site is a collaboration between the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, University of San Francisco, University of Maine, and George Washington Schools of Law. Chilling Effects provides a host of legal information on copyright, including details of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The website by this intellectual freedom advocacy group is specifically focused on preserving the freedom to share and utilize information in digital format. Users can research relevant court cases as well as an extensive list of topics such as linking, filtering, surveillance, and censorship.
Information Commons
This American Library Association website contains a variety of information related to the free sharing of information. In addition to articles, interviews, and a blog, it provides annotated links to relevant organizations, legal information, open access sites, and experts on the topic.
Stanford Law School's Lawrence Lessig
As an expert on copyright law and a staunch defender of the information commons, the site offers many articles that Stanford University law professor Lawrence Lessig has penned on the topic. The site also provides access to his blog and information about books that he has written.
Public Knowledge
Public Knowledge consists of a variety of professionals and volunteers who work to monitor our government and prevent enactment of copyright laws deemed detrimental to societal progression and freedom. Their site provides information on various copyright issues, the organization's activities, and links to related resources. Publicknowledge.org also offers an excellent introduction to key concepts for the information access novice.
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