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Copyright and Intellectual Property Management

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Course description

This workshop is intended to introduce participants to issues surrounding copyright for digital materials, and to provide resources for further exploration. The course includes discussion and case examples to help participants apply digital copyright concepts to real-life situations.

What you will learn

An understanding of issues pertaining to digital materials.

    Topics covered include

      • Benefits of an intellectual property analysis
      • How to format institutional policies for digital materials
      • Basics of copyright issues, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
      • Ownership, public domain, and privacy issues
      • How digital primary source materials differ from traditional materials
      • Intellectual property analysis to determine copyright status
      • Permissions issues and institutional risk tolerance
      • Developing institutional policies for digital materials

    Course details

    Duration: 1 Day

    Fee:
    $75 Western Members
    $125 All Others

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