The indispensable legal guide for website owners and bloggers. Topics:
PART 1. LIMITATIONS ON CONTENT
Copyright basics
Text
Photographs & drawings
Music & audio
5, Video
Computer programs
Trademarks
Information
Personality (name, voice, likeness)
Defamation
Pornography, hate speech & other restrictions
User-provided content
PART 2. COPYRIGHT DEFENSES
The public domain
Fair Use
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Other copyright defenses
Strategic lawsuits against public participation
PART 3. LICENSES & CONTRACTS
Licensing basics
Image licensing
Music licensing
Software licensing
Copyright research
APPENDIX I. Copyright-free materials
APPENDIX II. Durations of copyright & dates of entry into public domain
APPENDIX III. Music licenses & where to get them
APPENDIX IV. FORM: Designation of copyright agent
APPENDIX V. FORM: Sample model release
APPENDIX VI. FORM: Notice of intention to obtain compulsory license
APPENDIX VII. FORM: Monthly statement of account under compulsory license
APPENDIX VIII. FORM: Annual statements of account under compulsory license
APPENDIX IX. FORM: Request for permission to use copyrighted material
APPENDIX X. Resources
Notes
Bibliography