
- Professional Skills
- Beginner
About this Course
Understanding the basics of copyright and licensing in the United States is vital for anyone working in a creative field, and that includes web designers, developers, and mobile devs. Coding requires creativity and works created for the web fall under copyright law. This Deep Dive will give you the knowledge you need to both protect and share your own creations. You'll learn how to copyright your website or app, read license agreements, work with open-source software and Creative Commons, combat copyright infringement, properly license your own creations, and much more.
What you'll learn
- Copyrighting your work
- Fair Use
- Licensing
- Creative Commons and open source
- Writing and sending DMCA takedown notice
Getting Started with Copyright
Let's start with the very basics of copyright and learn what copyright means, how to copyright your work, what can (and can't) be copyrighted, and why learning about copyright is important in the first place.
8 stepsFair Use and Public Domain
While copyright does protect creative works, there are exceptions to copyright such as fair use and the public domain.
9 stepsLicensing
Licensing is the way we work with the creative content of others every day of our lives. Whether you're downloading iTunes, opening up Photoshop, starting a new WordPress blog, or buying a video game, you're agreeing to a license.
9 stepsProtecting and Sharing Your Work
It's quite possible to share your work freely on the web while also protecting your copyright. Let's learn about formally registering your copyright, the proper way to write copyright notices, what to do when someone breaks your licensing terms, and some things to consider when sharing online.
6 stepsTeacher
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Chris Zabriskie