"The American Bar Association would like to acknowledge the assistance of Professor Jay Erstling of the William Mitchell College of Law, and William Mitchell students Naureen Frank and Nicole Schwartz in preparing the 2011 update of this publication."

Rev. ed. of: What is a copyright? / [Frank H. Andorka, author]. [2nd ed., rev.] 2006.

What is a copyright? -- What can be copyrighted? -- Requirements -- Things that cannot be copyrighted -- Ownership of copyright -- Basic principle -- Joint work -- Works made for hire -- Derivative works -- Compilations -- Rights of the copyright owner -- Reproduction -- Adaptation -- Public distribution -- Public performance -- Display -- Digital audio transmission -- Digital millennium copyright act -- Implementation of the wipo treaties -- Additional provisions of the dmca -- Online service providers -- Safe harbors for online service providers -- Computer maintenance or repair -- Miscellaneous provisions -- Duration of a copyright -- Works by individual authors' life plus 70 years -- Joint works -- Anonymous works, pseudonymous works, and works made for hire -- Works copyrighted before January 1, 1978 -- Statutory formalities of copyright -- Notice -- Registration -- Infringement -- Proving infringement -- Copying and other unauthorized uses -- Vicarious liability and contributory infringement -- Fair use -- Factors considered in determining if a use is a fair use -- Remedies -- Damages -- Attorneys' fees and cost -- Injunctions -- Impounding and disposition of infringing articles -- Criminal offenses.