Rodgers, Emily Puckett

Explains how copyrights, public domain, trademarks, and patents work and discusses how readers can use this information when gathering research information and citing sources. Reveals how one can use Creative Commons to share and gather information and includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Explains what copyright means, the five rights of creators, what it means for a work to be part of the public domain, the protections involved in intellectual property, what Creative Commons is, how to find Creative Commons material and give credit, and more.