ABSTRACT
Copyright is a constant influence on our lives. We copy and e-mail photos and text, upload and download all kinds of materials routinely and without thought. –is has not always been the case. When copyright was conceived, printing presses were expensive, precious, and few. As the technology we use has grown in complexity, the complexity of the law has grown as well. Copyright law today is highly complex. Even for experts, situations that seem straightforward veer off into complex determinations that require judgment based on knowledge of the law. Fortunately, while copyright is complex and dynamic, the basic concepts in copyright are fairly straightforward. –is chapter seeks to introduce fundamental copyright concepts and highlights a few of the many current issues with the aim of assisting scientists and academics.
