US Copyright Law: http://www.copyright.gov/title17/
Copyright office with FAQ's: http://www.copyright.gov/
Wikipedia on copyrights: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright
What is Copyright Protection - in plain English: http://www.whatiscopyright.org/
Cornell Law school on Coyrights and Intellecual rights: http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/Copyright
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17

http://library.findlaw.com/1999/Jan/1/241476.html

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