Copyright and Copyleft Organizations

American Library Association, Washington Office

The Washington advocacy arm of the ALA tackles a wide array of copyright, Internet, open access and other issues relating to creativity and knowledge.

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Creative Commons

The Creative Commons has developed web-friendly legal licenses to help people dedicate their creative works to the public domain — or retain their copyrights while licensing them as free for certain uses, on certain conditions. The goal is to enable greater access and sharing of creative works.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation

One of the leading litigation and advocacy organizations for the constitutional and consumer rights of citizens in the Internet/digital technology environment.

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Free Expression Policy Project, NYU

The Project, part of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, provides research and analysis on censorship issues (including copyright policies) that affect libraries, academics, Internet users and citizens.

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