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Important Related Links

• Internet Law www.nwpatents.com/interlaw.htm

• US Library of Congress Copyright Office lcweb.loc.gov/copyright

• Articles on Internet Laws www.libertolaw.com/articles.html

• Copyright Law in Cyberspace www.gahtan.com/techlaw/copyrite.htm

• Copyright & Fair Use from Stanford University fairuse.stanford.edu

• Patent, Trademark, Copyright & Related Matters www.uspatent-attorney.com/patent.htm
  

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