"Millions of creative works--book, artwork, photos, songs, movies, and more--are available copyright-free in the public domain ... [This book] helps you find and identify which creative works are protected by copyright and which are not ... The 9th edition is completely updated to include new public domain resources and to cover the latest legal changes to copyright protection of songs, books, photos and other creative works, as well as public domain...

"Piracy costs the movie and music industry billions. No one has been able to stop it. But that won't stop Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck. His latest client, Imani Nichols, is a Grammy-winning popstar whose career has skyrocketed. Despite her success, she's the most underpaid superstar on the planet because of an onerous record contract she signed as a teenager with her now ex-husband Shaky Nichols, who has made himself rich off her royalties....

"In sharply argued, fast-moving chapters, Cory Doctorow's Information Doesn't Want to Be Free takes on the state of copyright and creative success in the digital age. Can small artists still thrive in the Internet era? Can giant record labels avoid alienating their audiences? This is a book about the pitfalls and the opportunities that creative industries (and individuals) are confronting today - about how the old models have failed or found new footing,...

Shows students how to steer clear of plagiarism theough the use of quotes, paraphrasing and summarizing.