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LIN 405 Intellectual Property and Information Rights (3 credits)

Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or permission from instructor.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Explores intellectual property and information rights issues facing today’s libraries and archives. Patents, trademarks, and copyrights are discussed in relation to intellectual property creators and consumers; Fair Use and the First Amendment are tied to Information Access. Copyright matters in Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, Electronic Reserves, and Classroom Instruction are examined. Basic legal and ethical issues include freedom of information, internet regulations, privacy, cybercrime, security, etc.
Repeatable: No
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