Copyrights and the Internet: What You Need to Know
Published on August 9, 2005
Have a new website? Want to put up some of your pictures? Afraid that someone might will steal your content? Many people don’t seem to know how their work is protected by copyrights, and what they have to do to use someone else’s work.
The Digital Library at the University of Texas/Austin has put together a basic primer on the pertinent issues. The Copyright Crash Course Online Tutorial will help you learn about how ownership of copyrighted materials works, what is fair use and when and how to get permission to use someone else’s materials.