“Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Digital Rights Management for Computer Graphics” by Ellis, Burk and Simons
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- Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Digital Rights Management for Computer Graphics
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Entry Number: 17
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Prerequisites
A basic understanding of public policy, its effect on our professional lives, how it is implemented, and how we can affect it.
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Concerns of owners and users of intellectual property, origins of intellectual property rights and copyright, current laws regarding copyright (national and international), tension between copyright and free speech, digital-rights-management systems and the implications of their use, and possible activities of individuals, ACM, and ACM SIGGRAPH.
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An in-depth look at the growing conflicts between the rights of owners and users of intellectual property.
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