I want you to know how grateful I am, that you offer the courses you do. They are a godsend! As a solo flyer on a large campus, thank you for covering specific and useful topics.
— Emilie Algenio, Copyright/Fair Use Librarian
A Note to our students during the COVID-19 pandemic
As always, our personal touch will remain a hallmark of our copyright education. We’ll continue to work with you to help schedule learning time in your busy and perhaps disrupted schedules and provide extensions where necessary to complete our courses. Our goal remains the same: to encourage and assist you in completing the course or program you’ve enrolled in.
Webinar Recording: Considering Copyright during a Crisis
On Friday 2 April, Copyrightlaws.com's CEO Lesley Ellen Harris participated along with Jill Hurst-Wahl and Kenneth D. Crews in a one-hour question and answer webinar organized by American Libraries (ALA) on Considering Copyright during a Crisis. Watch it here. A second webinar took place on Friday 17 April 22, 2020. Watch it here.
Also see COVID-19 and Copyright Resources.
OUR COPYRIGHT CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Our copyright certificate programs are designed for nonlawyers to be able to manage copyright and licensing issues in their libraries, institutions, organizations and businesses ...
- Certificate in Licensing Digital Content. Join us from 14 January to 4 March 2021. Registration just opened!
- Copyright Leadership Certificate. Join us from 15 February to 7 May 2021. Registration just opened!
- Certificate in Canadian Copyright Law. Join us from 15 February to 7 May 2021. Registration just opened!
Fall 2020 Courses (September to November 2020)
Obtaining Permission: The Copyright Permissions Request is a 10-lesson eTutorial that teaches you what you need to know to obtain copyright permission, how to approach a copyright owner for permission, what to include in your permissions request, best practices and much more. Join us from 16 to 30 September. Register now! See further information.
Developing a Copyright Policy or Guidelines is a unique hands-on eight-lesson eTutorial where you complete a draft Copyright Policy or Guidelines. Want to begin writing your copyright policy or guidelines? Join us from 1 to 30 October 2020. Register Now! See further information.
21 Virtual Ways to Build Copyright Awareness in Your Library or Organization is a self-paced eTutorial with a wealth of tips on how to transform your workplace copyright compliance culture. It also offers copyright awareness ideas you can immediately implement to lower the risk of copyright infringement in your organization. Join us from 4 to 18 November. Register now! See further information.
Upcoming Copyright Courses
Defining Your Role as the Go-To Copyright Person
Looking for assistance choosing one of our copyright courses? See our guide to selecting an online copyright course or schedule a chat with our Student Ambassador.
COPYRIGHT PROGRAMS
Email us if you need assistance selecting a course, or for group rates and private training in your workplace.
Essential Facts About Our Courses
- All content is in plain English.
- We have one objective: to demystify copyright law and licensing electronic content.
- We offer the best vetted and updated content, objective information, small classes so you can get your copyright questions answered, and provide you with confidence to deal with copyright issues on your own.
- Our certificate programs include awesome practical tools you can easily adapt for your workplace and your particular copyright and licensing issues. And, you'll meet smart like-minded people like yourself and make copyright contacts for your career.
- Our teaching is 24/7. That means all courses are flexible for busy professionals. You can review lessons on your own time and contribute to discussions when it works for you. You can attend conferences, be there for family and friends and even take vacations, then jump right back into our courses when you return.
- Our courses aren't the end of your education, but the beginning!
Courses Available On Demand for Groups
All of our courses are available groups within your organization on an on-demand basis. Contact us.
