Internet Surf and Turf: Revealed: The Essential Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Finding Media

by Barbara M. Waxer and Marsha Baum

Make sure students understand whose turf they are on when they surf the Internet for media! This one-of-a kind book provides important, easy-to-understand information on copyright laws and the concept... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1418860069
• ISBN13: 9781418860066
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Course Technology
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Succint but not too dense

I had tried to read books from NOLO books (good but too legal-y don't focus on Internet files) until my son's swim coach of all people told me about this book. It is not written for legal wantobees and does not talk down to you. The authors seems to go to great lengths to touch on many topics and give you just enough information so you don't feel completely lost. I am still lost, but I understand how to protect my art much more. The law examples were very good. My only complaint was I wish I could get the practice files, but they did't come with my copy.

Awards

Winner of the 2006 Text and Academic Authors Award Winner of the 2006 New England Book Show Award

Great reference which has good exercises

This is the clearest explanation I've found on copyright and fair use. Copyright laws make no sense to me, but this book breaks it down in digestable chunks. The examples really help, for the most part they were actually interesting and sometimes funny. The exercises were good too especially on how to find Public Domain pictures and sound. I can't say that I will ever really understand copyright laws but at least I get how to use somebody else's files now.