Introduction to the Basics of Legal Research and Legal Citations

Lecture Description

Course Description

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.

Course Index

1. Introduction to the Basics of Legal Research and Legal Citations
2. The 1976 Copyright Act
3. Copyright Applied to Music and Computers: Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
4. Software Liscensing: DVDs and Encryption