Outline of This Session

• 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
• Return to Opening Page: Contact Information for Carol Scheftic
  • Personal Notes by the Author

• 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.

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