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Fair Use Reference Guide: Detailed Table of Contents

Introduction

• Free Expression, Fair Use & Other Rights: An orientation to the free expression principles in copyright and trademark law.

Basic Legal Guides

• Copyright 101
  • » The "Exclusive Rights" Authorized by Copyright
  • » Copyright Infringement: What can happen when someone is sued for copyright infringement
  • » Copyrightable Subject Matter: What Can, and Can't, Be Copyrighted
  • » How Long Copyright Lasts, and What Is the Public Domain
  • » Fair Use of Copyrighted Works
  • » The First Sale Doctrine: Consumers' Rights Over Copies They Buy
  • » Copyright Holders, Licensing & Permissions


• Trademark 101
  • » Trademark & Related Claims
  • » What Is a Trademark: "Distinctiveness" & "Genericness" (coming soon)
  • » Fair Use & Free Expression Defenses in Trademark Law
  • » What can happen when someone is sued for trademark infringement? (coming soon)


•  A Directory of Legal Guides for Various Kinds of Creators: Links to topic-specific guides for bloggers, parodists, scholars, and others.

Evaluating Legal Correspondence

This site does not provide legal advice, and does not substitute for finding an attorney who will evaluate the facts of a particular situation and give advice tailored to those facts. However, these individual guides will help people evaluate their legal needs, and provide information about finding legal counsel.

• Cease and Desist 101: General guide to assessing and responding to a cease and desist letter ...
• Responding to a DMCA § 512 Takedown Notice a guide to understanding & responding to DMCA Section 512 takedown notices
• Tools & Legal Processes to Protect Speech
  • See DMCA § 512 Counternotice
• Directory of Legal Assistance
• Contribute to the Chilling Effects Clearinghouse

References & Indexes

• Glossary & Index of Legal Terms: Explanations of the legal process, common legal terms and concepts, and key copyright, trademark, and speech concepts.
• References
  • » Important Statutes & Regulations
  • » Major Cases
  • » Directory of IP Organizations and Government Agencies
  • » Books, Articles & Online Legal Guides