Security Awareness Training

115 - Understanding Copyright

Copyright is a complicated issue and not many people understand its complexities. But, failing to follow copyright laws can quickly land individuals and organizations in court. This applies to information on paper such as books, magazines and newspapers, and electronic electronic such as web pages, music CDs and software.

This course will give you an introduction to copyright law and how it affects you. We'll cover:

• What is "copyright"?
• What can copyright protect?
• Ideas and expressions.
• How to recognize copyright materials.
• The differences between copyright, patents & trademarks.
• What are the limits on the use of copyright materials?
• When can copyright materials be used without permission?
• What about music and movies?
• What about computer software?
• Does the Internet change anything?