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Course Name | Introduction to Copyright Law |
URL to course page | http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-912-introduction-to-copyright-law-january-iap-2006/ |
Name of institution (e.g., MIT, Harvard) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Domain of institution (e.g., mit.edu, harvard.edu) | http://www.mit.edu |
Course features | Book List, Reading Schedule, Lecture Video |
Review of course | 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. |
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Subjects | Law |