Also see Legal Links

1. General
   Library of Congress: www.loc.gov excellent source of information regarding motion pictures, television, music, and other arts.
   
   National Endowment of the Arts (NEA): www.nea.gov (also http://arts.endow.gov/). Source of arts funding (grants).
   Copyright: www.copyright.gov
   Patents and Trademarks: www.uspto.com
   World International Property Organizations (WIPO): www.wipo.org
   
   
2. Music Industry
   Performing Right  Societies/Licensing:
   American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers: www.ascap.com
   
   Broadcast Music, Inc: www.bmi.com.
   
   Note: Complete listing of international performing rights societies is available at www.bmi.com/international/
   Society of European Stage Authors and composers: www.sesac.com
   Performing Right Society: www.prs.co.uk (England)
   
   Mechanical Licensing/Reproduction: Harry Fox Agency (Mechanical Licenses): www.harryfox.com
   
   www.cmrra.ca (Canada)
   
   www.sodrac.com (Canada)
   
   Unions
   American Federation of Musicians: www.afm.org
   American Federation of Television and Radio Artists: www.aftra.org
   American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA): www.musicalartists.org
   
   Other: Recording Industry Association of America: www.riaa.com
   Association of Independent Music Publishers: www.aimp.org
   Music Publishers Association: www.mpa.org
   National Music Publishers Association: www.nmpa.org
   Music Managers Forum: www.mmf-us.org
   Academy of Country Music: www.acmcountry.com
   Audio Engineering Society: www.aes.org
   Country Music Association: www.cmaworld.com
   Gospel Music Association: www.gospelmusic.org
   BZ/Rights & Permissions: www.bzrights.com (assists with © searches and clearances)
   Jukebox License Office: www.jukeboxlicense.com
   Public Domain Music Works: www.pubdomain.com
   
   Publications: Billboard: www.billboard.com
   Pollstar: www.pollstar.com
   Music Business Registry: www.musicregistry.com (source of industry registries)
   
   Trade Shows: Midem: www.midem.com
   South by Southwest: www.sxsw.com
   Motor City Music Conference: www.motorcitymusic.com
   
   
3. Theatre/Acting
   
   Unions: Screen Actors’ Guild: www.sag.com
   Actors’ Equity Association: www.actorsequity.org
   Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers: www.ssdc.org
   International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees: www.iatse-intl.org (includes film technicians, also)
   United Scenic Artist: www.usa829.org
   
   Associations:
   Association of Talent Agents (ATA): www.agentassociation.com
   
   
4. Television/Radio/Film
   
   Associations: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences: www.emmyonline.org
   National Association of Broadcasters: www.nab.org
   Detroit Film Office: www.ci.detroit.mi.us/culturalaffair/film/default.htm
   Michigan Film Office: www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17445_19275---,00.html
   
   Unions/Guilds: Directors Guild of America: www.dga.org
   Writers Guild of America: www.wga.org
   Miscellaneous:
   Independent Film Distribution: www.indiefilms.com
   Mark Litwak: www.marklitwak.com (long time entertainment attorney, posts extensive information on website, primarily independent film issues)
   American Film Institute: www.afi.com
   Detroit Documentaries: www.detroitdocs.org
   Independent Film Festivals:
   Sundance: www.sundance.org and festival.sundance.org
   Film Festivals: www.filmfestivals.com
   Telluride Film Festival: www.telluridefilmfestival.com
   Cannes: www.festival-cannes.fr
   
   
5. Authors
   Unions/Guilds: The Authors Guild: www.authorsguild.org
   National Writers Union: www.nwu.org
   General:
   www.absolutewrite.com (excellent listing of resources for writers as well as source of information regarding writing competitions, festivals, etc).
   
   www.ezine.com
   American Society of Business Publication Editors: www.asbpe.org
   
   Writers Write: www.writerswrite.com
   Writers Resource Center: www.poewar.com
   
   Writer Job Sites (primarily journalists):
   www.journalismjobs.com
   newsjobs.net/usa
   
   Freelancing: The Write Jobs: www.writejobs.com
   Writers Weekly: www.writersweekly.com