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.
Explains the difference between patents, trademarks, and copyrights; discusses why and when such protections are necessary; and offers guidance on the process of securing the legal rights to ideas, inventions, and other intellectual property.
Provides comprehensive information on the music industry and focuses on its fundamental practices, legal and financial aspects, record deals, copyrights, music downloads, royalties, piracy, and other topics.
This book explains what intellectual property is and discusses intellectual property rights, including new laws that have been proposed and new technologies designed to protect intellectual property.
Contains questions from educators facing copyright problems in schools along with practical applications and examples of copyright law involving print, online, multimedia, video, audio, and broadcast copyright dilemmas.
Discusses the most pressing issues affecting digital libraries, including intellectual property, content owners, digital media licenses, infringement, royalties, and service providers.
Offers practical information on copyright definitions for librarians and educators, and describes the fundamentals of copyright law for printed works, software, art, Websites, and much more.
