copyright_links

Simple Explanation of Canadian Copyright Laws [|http://www.cmec. ca/else/copyrigh t/matters/ CopyrightMatters .pdf]

Comparison between US and Canadian Copyright Laws [|http://www.ctf-fce.ca/en/issues/ Copyright/ pressconference/ CanadaUSCopyrigh tComparison.pdf]

There is also a short news item on the CBC website saying that the law will be further tightened next month. [|http://www.cbc. ca/technology/ story/2007/ 01/11/copyright- canada.html]

US Copyright Office [|http://www.copyrigh t.gov/]

Circular 21: Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians [|http://www.copyrigh t.gov/circs/ circ21.pdf]

Digital Millennium Copyright Act [|http://www.copyrigh t.gov/legislatio n/dmca.pdf]

TEACH Act [|http://www.copyrigh t.iupui.edu/ dist_learning. htm]

Another useful site, with a special focus on multimedia [|http://www.halldavi dson.net/]

A good introductory site on copyright in the US and Japan [|http://derrel. net/exp/copyrigh t/copyright. htm]

Copyright law of Japan (in Japanese) [|http://www.cric. or.jp/index. html]

Copyright law of Japan (in English) [|http://www.cric. or.jp/cric_ e/clj/clj. html]

Handbrake (Mac only) [|http://handbrake. m0k.org/]

Cinematization (PC and Mac) [|http://www.miraizon .com/products/ products. html]

On the legal issue involved in using these tools, you may wish to read the following sources (you will need to scroll a bit)

[|http://www.macworld .com/weblogs/ macgems/2006/ 01/handbrakelite /index.php]

[|http://www.indezine .com/blog/ 2006_10_01_ archive.html]