Introduction to Copyright Law
MIT OCW
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.
Chapters
| ocw-6.912-12jan2006-220k (Video) | 1:50:42 |
| ocw-6.912-19jan2006-220k (Video) | 1:56:05 |
| ocw-6.912-26jan2006-220k (Video) | 1:54:56 |
| ocw-6.912-02feb2006-220k (Video) | 1:54:56 |