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Prerequisites
None
Course description
OCLC Western is pleased to announce we are sponsoring an all-online course on Canadian and International Copyright Law. Libraries in states contiguous to Canada may find this course particularly helpful.
The 5-week, 10-lesson ONLINE course reviews the complexities of Canadian and international copyright law. The course provides digestible bits in biweekly e-lessons sent to your email inbox.
This online course has been developed by copyright lawyer/consultant Lesley Ellen Harris. To read about Ms. Harris's books and copyright experience, visit CopyrightLaws.com
What you will learn
Just register, then sit back and relax....twice a week you will receive e-lessons for a total of 5 weeks. No need to remember passwords or consult a restricted, course-only Web site. Just to make sure you pay attention to these e-lessons, a quiz testing your knowledge for that particular e-lesson is included at the end of each lesson. Each lesson takes at least one hour to complete. There is also a final quiz.
This online course is based on the best-seller, Canadian Copyright Law 3rd ed., published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson. To order a copy of this book, go to http://copyrightlaws.com. The author of this book, Lesley Ellen Harris, has prepared the e-lessons for this unique online course.
Topics covered include
1. Understanding intellectual property
2. History of Canadian copyright law
3. Criteria for copyright protection (e.g., originality, fixation)
4. How to obtain copyright protection
5. How does international copyright protection work?
6. What is protected by copyright?
7. Who owns copyright?
8. The duration of copyright
9. Rights protected by copyright
10. Limitations on rights
11. How may rights be exploited?
12. How is copyright violated?
13. Remedies for the violation of copyright
14. Using copyright-protected materials
15. A comparison of Canadian and U.S. copyright laws
16. Digital copyright and electronic rights
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