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June 16, 2008
Copyright Law Explained in Drawing
Erik J. Heels (described as "an MIT engineer, patent and trademark lawyer, Red Sox fan, and music lover) offers a simple visual concerning copyright law in his blog post a Drawing That Explains Copyright Law .
He states:
My drawing could be better. And my explanation could be better. But again, I drew this for a child, so it's a good place to start. The main point is that there are three classes of uses: unregulated, fair use, and protected.
Sometimes a picture can be worth one thousand words...