Introduction to Copyright Law

by MIT Open Courseware in Law

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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.

Lecture 1

Introduction to the Basics of Legal Research and Legal Citations

Discussion Board
Introduction; Basics of Legal Research; Legal Citations
Lecture 2

The 1976 Copyright Act

Discussion Board
LexisNexis(c); 1976 Copyright Act
Lecture 3

Copyright Applied to Music and Computers: Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

Discussion Board
Copyright applied to Music, Computers; Napster(r); Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
Lecture 4

Software Liscensing: DVDs and Encryption

Discussion Board
Software Licensing; DVDs and Encryption
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  • Winstein, Keith. 6.912 Introduction to Copyright Law, January IAP 2006. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare), http://ocw.mit.edu
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  • Keith Winstein
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