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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.
Course Highlights
This course features video lectures and an extensive list of readings. A description of assignments is also available. This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month.
Course Homepage: 6.912 Introduction to Copyright Law January (IAP) 2006
Course features at MIT OpenCourseWare page: *Syllabus *Readings *Assignments *Download Course Materials
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Lecture 1: Introduction; Basics of Legal Research; Legal Citations
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Lecture 2: LexisNexis®; 1976 Copyright Act
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Lecture 3: Copyright applied to Music, Computers; Napster®; Peer-to-Peer File Sh...
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Lecture 4: Software Licensing; DVDs and Encryption
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