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Copyright is the area of law that deals with creation, ownership, sale, and use of creative and expressive works.
Many people think of copyright as a distant thing that doesn't relate to their lives, but there are lots of reasons everyone should know a little bit about copyright.
Among them:
- Many of your daily activities may be potentially infringing!
But you might be allowed to do those things anyway!
Some of the basics:
Copyright's Purpose: What Copyright is For
Exceptions & Limitations: Classroom Use, Fair Use, and more
This information is based on the website "Copyright Information" by University of Minnesota Libraries, used under CC BY-NC 3.0 / References to University of Minnesota departments and policies removed from original. References to University of Northwestern - St. Paul departments and policies added.
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