Baen Books is fighting online piracy not by additional regulation, but by creating a free library! Prescribing to the belief that more readers equals more sales, Baen Books now provides many titles in a free “ebook” format. Just follow the link to download a science fiction title of your choice.

This site offers a legal way to download or watch movies on your computer or TV.  Be sure to get your parents’ approval before viewing anything!

This is a government site, on which you can learn about intellectual property and all forms of Internet-related crime.

This is a site that provides many free downloads. The music section is especially good, just click the “Music” tab on the top of the page. You won’t find the latest pop hits on this site, but you will find free, legal music that bands and singers have uploaded to the site in order to gain exposure. Who knows, you might even “discover” the next big talent!

On this site you can buy books to download onto your computer. They are in a digital form, so you can read them right at your home computer!

This is an organization that fights piracy at an international level. This would be a good resource for anyone interested in how copyright laws work globally, what is being done in other countries to address this issue, and how online piracy affects the music industry around the world.

This is one of the legal sources of online music. You can download songs, and also look into other Apple products.

This is a good resource if you want to find out more about how the movie business is affected by online piracy. You can get piracy fact sheets (especially useful if you do a school report on the subject) and information about different types of piracy, There is also a way to report piracy to the MPA.

This is a good resource if you want to know more about how artists are speaking out against online piracy. Go to FAQs if you want to know more about what is against the law and what isn’t. This website also provides instructions on how to disable Kazaa on your computer.

This is a legal online music site, on which you can subscribe either to a monthly “on-demand” music service with the option to download tracks at a pay-as-you-go basis, or just download music for a small fee per track.

This is the official website of the RIAA, the group that has been suing people for illegally copying music online. This is a good resource for learning about the fight against online piracy. You can look at the research data the RIAA has collected, read about the costs of making a CD, skim over the latest news in music, and find out more about court cases.

A legal source of music online, Rhapsody offers Internet radio, “on-demand” music listening, and CD burning. There is a monthly fee, as well as a pay-as-you-go policy for burning tracks onto CD.

A great site if you want to listen to music on your computer but you don’t want to break the law or spend a ton of money on CDs. On this site you can select from thousands of broadcasters and listen to streaming audio – for free!

Make Music Now!: Putting Your Studio Together,  Recording Songs, Making CDs, and Distributing Online by Mitch Gallagher
This is a great resource if you’re into making music and want to get exposure by going online. The book covers what sort of equipment you’ll need and what you should look for when you’re buying it, as well as creative ideas for how to use your home studio. You’ll also learn how to get your music distributed online, and how to burn your own CDs.

The U.S. Copyright Office
Library of Congress
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Open to the public Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM to 5 PM.
Public Information Office Phone: (202) 707-3000. Open Monday-Friday, and recorded info. is also available.
Forms and Publications Hotline: (202) 707-9100. Open for calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can call this line if you need specific application forms or information circulars.