Copyright is meant to protect the intellectual property of the creator. Since public use of the Internet first began in the early 1990s, laws governing copyright issues have evolved in an attempt to keep up with emerging technologies. Piracy is the unauthorized use of material which is covered by copyright law, in a manner that violates one of the original copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works that build upon it.

• Business Software Alliance - Anit-software Piracy - Business Software Alliance is an organization of software and partnering hardware companies, who speak collectively on digital issues which effect their industry. Here you will find information on piracy from the software industries perspective.
• Copyright Kids - Friends of Active Copyright Education (FA©E) is an initiative of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., which is a nonprofit corporation that was founded in 1953 to foster interest in and advancement of the study of copyright law and the rights in literature, music, art, the theater, motion pictures, and other forms of intellectual property. This site was developed to educate students on copyright laws.
• Copyright Issues: Multimedia and Internet Resources - Georgia Harper of the Office of General Counsel for University of Texas System provides a broad and comprehensive outline of copyright and the Internet.
• Pro Music - This site answers questions that pertain to copyright and music specifically.
• Taking the Mystery out of Copyright - The Library of Congress provides a fun and interactive Flash site for educators and students on copyright information.
• United States Copyright Office - The official website for the US Copyright office.
• Motion Picture Association - The MPA website provides information on copyright issues pertaining to movies and television.