What resources are available to help establish which authors are still in copyright?
Answer There is no national register for Copyright works in the UK. However certain interest groups have been formed to look after common interests, negotiate licences, and collect fees. The Copyright Licensing Agency is one such interest group that has been set up to look after the interest of authors and publishers. It licences a number of bodies such as: schools, colleges, universities, government departments etc. Licences are given to photocopy extracts from periodical, journals and books. The CLA can be contacted at: 90 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1P OLP. Tel: 1071 436 5931 Fax: 0171 436 3986 Email: cla@cla.co.uk URL: www.cla.co.uk There is a wide range of other interest and advisory groups covering other areas and materials. The CLA also maintain a directory of other copyright interest groups and source of advice on their website.
