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Managing Copyright Issues - ONLINE Course

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Course description

This multi-week, 16-lesson ONLINE course will help answer the following questions: Who in my enterprise is responsible for being copyright compliant  How do we obtain permission to use copyright-protected materials? How do we audit our enterprise's own copyright-protected assets?  How do we begin to develop a written copyright policy?

This online course has been developed by copyright lawyer/consultant Lesley Ellen Harris.  To read about Ms. Harris' books and copyright experience, visit CopyrightLaws.com

Perfect for

If you are struggling with managing copyright issues in your enterprise, and finding ways to ensure that you are complaint with the copyright laws of your country, this is the course for you.

What you will learn

Syllabus

1. Why manage your copyright issues?

General Management Issues

2. Centralizing copyright

3. Understanding copyright principles

4. Copyright in the global context

5. Copyright law and digital media

6. Valuing copyright

Using Copyright-Protected Materials

7. Permissions procedures

8. Copyright risk management

Licensing

9. Negotiating permissions and licenses

10. Your licensing policy

Protecting Copyrights

11. Auditing your copyright assets

12. Protecting copyright works

Advanced Management Issues

13. Other legal issues

14. Developing your written copyright policy

15. Ongoing copyright education

16. Managing copyright checklist 

Course details

Course: M 306

Duration: 8 Weeks

Fee:

Members:   150.00
Non-Members:   215.00

Instructor: