6.912 Introduction to Copyright Law
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. 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)
| Lecture 01 - Introduction |
| Lecture 02 - LexisNexis and 1976 Copyright Act |
| Lecture 03 - Copyright Applied to Music |
| Lecture 04 - Software Licensing |
| References |
| 6.912 Introduction to Copyright Law (January IAP 2006) Instructor: Keith Winstein. This course is an introduction to copyright law and American law in general. |