This page will serve as a place holder for research papers I have done and ongoing research I will do on my down time from being in the field of my creative works. Check back for documents at this link Philo-Theo. You have permission to use my documents and research for educational purposes only but please give me credit. All research is copyrighted internationally based on several treaties and conventions listed below. They are archived at The University of Memphis and Barclay College. Any other research outside of my college studies will be copyrighted under Shariee Jones as well.
According to the U.S. Copyright Office, “copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17,U.S. Code) to the authors of ‘original works of authorship,’ including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works.” Fair use provides that you can use 10% of this research for educational purposes only. More info is available on copyrights at The U.S. Copyright Website.
A list of a few international treaties and conventions The United States of America is a member of that affect copyright:
• The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
• The WIPO Copyright Treaty
• The WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
• The Geneva Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
• The Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Program-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite
• The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization under the Universal Copyright Convention
• The World Trade Organization on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
