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Intellectual Property Rights ... and Wrongs

• Origin and Intent of Copyright
• The Basic "Rights" Covered by Copyright
• Some Additional Rights
• Who May Claim Copyright
• Copyright Infringement
• Copyright Infringement vs. Plagiarism
• Some Very Simple Examples
• Example #1
• Example #2
• Example #3
• Requirements to Claim Copyright
• Fixation
• Originality
• Minimal Creativity
• The Forms of Protection for Intellectual Property
• Duration of Copyright: Current Basics
• Duration of Copyright: Additional Notes
• Public Domain vs. Publicly Available
• Important Cautions regarding Public Domain
• How to Obtain Permission to Use Copyrighted Work
• When to Obtain Such Permission
• The Meaning of Fair Use
• The Necessary Conditions to Apply Fair Use
• Education and Fair Use
• Copyright and Electronic Publishing
• Case Studies in Intellectual Property
• Your Assignment
1. The Case of the New England Vacation
2. The Case of the Twin Cities Tourist
3. The Case of the Conscientious Objector
4. The Case of the Physics Textbook Supplements
5. The Case of the University of Wisdom
6. The Case of the NumThumbs Game
• Return to Opening Page: Contact Information for Carol Scheftic
• Personal Notes by the Author

Other Sources of Information

• 17 USCS Sections 101 - 1010: The U.S. Copyright Act, updated through at least July 1996, as provided by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School.
• U.S. Copyright Office.
• Credits and Additional References for These Notes.