Copyright Basics: Crash Course Intellectual Property #2

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Publicado 2015-04-30
This week, Stan Muller teaches you the basics of copyright in the United States. Copyright law is territorial, so we're going to cover the system we know the most about, and that's the US. Stan will talk about what kind of ideas can be copyrighted, who can get a copyright, and what protections the copyright grants. We'll also talk about the always contentious and seemingly ever-growing term of copyright. Stan will also teach you about the low bar for creativity, which means that original work doesn't have to be all that original, and he'll also touch on the problems with copyright in the modern world.

The Magic 8 Ball is a registered trademark of the Mattel corporation.

Citation 1: Title 17 United States Code, section 101
Citation 2: 17 USC 101
Citation 3: 17 USC 101

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Todos los comentarios (21)
  • @bentoth9555
    "Stan does that seem biased? Oh, I'm Stan."
  • @Pratchettgaiman
    I think that whenever it becomes close to when Mickey Mouse will go out of copyright, the length of copyright gets mysteriously extended
  • @midnightsg
    I have to give you guys credit... Trying so hard to teach the youths of the internet the legalities, rules, and reasons for copyright laws on the web.
  • @SidheKnight
    Lifetime of the author + 70 fucking years? Too long. Make it: lifetime of the author + 10 years.
  • @thalandor46
    I thought I was really going to enjoy this series, but I'm quickly realizing that it's mostly just going to make me furiously angry over everything I hate about copyright law.
  • @zanemhs23
    Being a musician, copyright is critical. And these videos are incredibly informative and helpful for musicians of any genre. Highly recommend!
  • I am a law student studying copyright and from my understanding of the law this video is fantastically done. Highly accurate, incredibly comprehensive for a ten minute video, well organized, interesting.
  • @mikeoxsbigg1
    My wife works in the field. Now I can ACTUALLY know what she's talking about.
  • @ch334792
    Really liking this series - Stan is great in front of the camera for once! Keep up the good work!
  • @turkaan
    It makes me happy listening to his first 3 sentences! Good work crashcourse!!
  • @SamoScopom
    I think it should go by increments. Life time: full copyright coverage. After that 15 years of: creative commons for non-profit with contribution. After that 15 years CC for profit as well. And after that public domain.
  • @ErikYoungren
    11:30 Way the frig too long. We need to restore the copyright term to 14 years with one 14 year extension.
  • @whitneyempey4429
    I just think it's awesome that Thought Cafe animated themselves as dogs. XD
  • @Nickimation
    Thanks a lot for this video, I was working on a contract for my first official job as an animator and I remembered what this video taught me, which really helped!
  • @mwitty100
    I think we need to go with the original limit here: 14 years is plenty. 14 years after 'Star Wars' first hit theaters, George Lucas had made $2.6 billion on the merchandising alone. 14 years is plenty to make your money. After that, it should default to the Public Domain, where others can use it. This means that people who grow up with a work can make different versions, creations, and adaptations of it in their own lifetime, growing and expanding our art, culture, and mythology.
  • @Ren99510
    Nice Daredevil nod there, Though Cafe!
  • @Zarsla
    Daredevil reference: 7:16. Also will CrashCourse talk about creative commons or fan-fiction & other fan-works and their roles with copyright?
  • @BrandensGaming
    Thank you for doing this series. I had a thought recently that I would have liked to watch a series on ip to understand a bit more about it and, lo and behold, you start making a series about it.