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Description

This course is an introduction to copyright law and American law in general.

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

Course Curriculum

  • Introduction Unlimited
  • LexisNexis and 1976 Copyright Act Unlimited
  • Copyright Applied to Music Unlimited
  • Software Licensing Unlimited

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