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| Code: | 6.912 |
| Subject: | Law |
| Topic: | Intellectual Property |
| Views: | 23,067 |
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Keith Winstein
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Introduction to Copyright Law
Course Description
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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Keith Winstein. 6.912 Introduction to Copyright Law. January IAP 2006. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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Visit the official course website for more study materials: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-912-introduction-to-copyright-law-january-iap-2006/
| # | Lecture | Play Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Basics of Legal Research (1:50:41) | Play Video |
| 2 | Copyright Act of 1976 (1:56:04) | Play Video |
| 3 | Copyright in Music and Computers (1:54:56) | Play Video |
| 4 | Software Licensing & DVDs (1:54:55) | Play Video |
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