Need a primer or refresher on Canadian Copyright Law? This is the course for you. Just register, then sit back and relax....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. 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

A final quiz with 16 multiple choice questions is e-mailed to participants following e-lesson 16.

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

The course runs 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.

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

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