In this section, you'll learn how to keep out of trouble when working with material on the Web.
January 1, 2000
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In this section we'll discuss Copyright law--what it is, what it applies to, how to obtain copyright for your original material, how to obtain a license for someone elses' material, how you can you can use copywritten material without a license (Fair Use). We also provide a reference guide to current copyright law, and a list of links for more information on Copyrighting.
What Is Copyright? introduces the term and explains what's covered by Copyright.
Copyrighting Your Work explains how to ensure work you've created is protected by Copyright law.
Licensing Material shows you where to go to get licenses so that you may use copywritten material.
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