6.912 Introduction to Copyright Law (January IAP 2006, MIT OCW). Instructor: Keith Winstein. This course is an introduction to copyright law and American law in general.
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Topics covered include: structure of federal law; basics of legal research; legal citations; how to use LexisNexis; the 1976 Copyright Act; copyright as applied to music, computers, broadcasting, and education; fair use; Napster, Grokster, and Peer-to-Peer file-sharing; Library Access to Music Project; The 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act; DVDs and encryption; software licensing; the GNU General Public License and free software. (from ocw.mit.edu)
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- Lecture 01 – Introduction Unlimited
- Lecture 02 – LexisNexis and 1976 Copyright Act Unlimited
- Lecture 03 – Copyright Applied to Music Unlimited
- Lecture 04 – Software Licensing Unlimited
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