Posted On: June 16, 2008 by Kevin P. Whitaker

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...