Who in my enterprise is responsible for being copyright compliance? 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?

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

Just register, then sit back and relax....two times a week, you will receive e-lessons for a total of 8 weeks and 16 e-lessons. 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.

This online course is part of a series of 6 online courses on copyright, licensing and managing digital content. Information on all of the courses are at:  copyrightlaws.com.

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 developed by Lesley Ellen Harris and offered through Copyrightlaws.com. For further information please visit: http://copyrightlaws.com.

This course runs for eight weeks and is in an independent learning format.  We accept late enrollments for as long as two weeks into the course.  Students do not have to be available at any specific time nor at any specific location.  The classroom is open 24 hours per day and accessible from anywhere.

What do past participants say about this course:

"Thank you, I found this course very well thought out and really enjoyed participating in it.  It more than met my expectations and gave me a lot of ideas.  The email format is the "only" format that works for me these days.  And I especially appreciated the listserv and the insights from various people.  Bravo!  And thank you for making copyright actually fun!"  Kathryn Kollar, Canadian Center for Architecture, Montreal, Canada. 

Special Note: The instructor will contact all enrolled course participants one week prior to the commencement of the course. 

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