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CCM600. Copyright Compliance and Management
| Instructor: | Lesley Ellen Harris Copyrightlaws.com |
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| Course Date & Location: | 11 June 2011 SLA 2011 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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| IACET CEU Credit | .8 | |
| Member Price US$ 395.00 |
Non-Member Price US$ 495.00 |
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This onsite course covers issues in managing the use of copyright-protected materials. Topics covered include:
- the meaning of "managing" the use of copyright-protected materials
- how to avoid copyright infringement lawsuits
- copyright risk management
- obtaining copyright permissions for print and digital works
- the role of copyright collectives (such as the Copyright Clearance Center)
- how to work with digital license agreements
- negotiating and interpreting license agreements
- unlocatable copyright owners
- monitoring legal and illegal uses of copyright-protected works (including digital ones)
- what to do if your enterprise is accused of copyright infringement
Course Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will understand the necessity of managing the use of copyright-protected materials and how to manage these materials. The participant will be able to analyze the copyright risk in a given situation, learn how to avoid copyright infringement lawsuits, and what to do if your enterprise is accused of copyright infringement. The participant will understand the steps in obtaining copyright permissions for print and digital works, and the importance of a written permissions procedure, and how to deal with unlocatable copyright owners. The participant will be able to describe and discuss the role of agreements with collective such as the Copyright Clearance Center, and with digital publishers and vendors, plan license agreement negotiations, and explain licenses, and understand how to monitor legal and illegal uses of copyright-protected works, including digital works.
Specific Learning Outcomes
- Describe the meaning of "managing" copyright materials.
- Name ways to avoid a copyright infringement law suit.
- Analyze copyright risk management in a given situation.
- Describe how to obtain copyright permissions.
- Explain how to deal with unlocatable copyright owners.
- Develop an outline for a copyright permissions procedure.
- Explain the role of copyright collectives such as the Copyright Clearance Center and Access Copyright.
- Discuss the role of digital licenses.
- Plan license agreement negotiations
- Analyze key terms and conditions in a digital license.
- Explain how to deal with an accusation of copyright infringement.
- Describe how to monitor legal and illegal uses of copyright-protected works including digital ones.
Performance Measure
Course assessment, exercises and discussions will measure and evaluate the degree of understanding that participants achieve during the learning process.
Attendance is required for the entire day-long session to obtain IACET credit and/or satisfy certificate requirements.
Prerequisites
This onsite course is one of seven required courses for SLA's Click University Certificate in Copyright Management: Principles and Issues. CCM 100, CCM200 and/or 201, CCM300, CCM400 and CCM500 are recommended, but are not required, to be taken before this course; however, participation in this course requires a knowledge of basic copyright management principles and issues (including fair use/dealing).
There are no prerequisites for non-certificate participants, who may take any certificate course(s) à la carte. However, participation in this course requires a basic knowledge of copyright management issues and principles (including fair use/dealing).
What people are saying about the value of the copyright management courses:
"Group project & course discussion--attendees brought interesting experiences and perspectives."
"Very well organized; great class discussions and sharing of situations and solutions."
"The group discussions--see many people facing similar issues and get different ideas."
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