Copyright on the Internet : illustrated essentials

Copyright on the Internet : illustrated essentials /

"'Copyright on the Internet: Illustrated Essentials' is a friendly essential guide to understanding and respecting copyright on the Internet. Using the Illustrated series' signature, two-page spread format, this book is designed to give the bare essentials of the dos and don'...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Waxer, Barbara M.
Other Authors: Baum, Marsha L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Australia ; United States : Thomson Course Technology, ©2007.
Series:Illustrated series
Subjects:
Copyright and electronic data processing > United States.
Fair use (Copyright) > United States.
Internet > Law and legislation > United States.
Copyright and electronic data processing.
Fair use (Copyright)
Internet > Law and legislation.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Unit A. Why copyright matters
  • Why can't I use everything on the Internet?
  • When does copyright protection begin?
  • What exactly does a copyright holder own?
  • What happens to copyright when I buy work?
  • How do I protext my own work?
  • What work is not copyright-protected?
  • How do I find media I can use?
  • Topics and inquiries: artistic expression or illegal acquisition?
  • Copyright in context: determining use
  • End of unit exercises
  • Unit B. Unauthorized use and fair use
  • What is copyright infringement?
  • How do you prove copyright infringement?
  • What can happen if I infringe someone's work?
  • How do I get permission to use someone's work?
  • What is fair use?
  • How do I piece together the copyright puzzle?
  • But is my unauthorized use really wrong?
  • Topics and inquiries: educational fair use and parody
  • Copyright in context: innovation versus protection
  • End of unit exercises
  • Glossary.

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