Copyright Basics

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

Teacher

• Chris Zabriskie

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