In the first of this two-part series, you will learn what you need to know to protect yourself from illegal use of others' copyrighted work and how to copyright and protect your own work. The second part of the series will focus on trademarks. Do you believe that: - you can protect your copyright by mailing a copy of your work to yourself? - if you hire a photographer to take your picture, you automatically own the copyright in that photo? - book titles can be protected by copyright? - you can use up to three minutes of a movie or television clip without getting permission? - you need a lawyer to register your copyrights? If you answered yes to any of the above, then this might be the most important session you ever attend. You'll learn how to: - protect your valuable intellectual property - register your Copyrights without having to hire an expensive lawyer - avoid being sued for infringement - save money in legal fees - separate the truth from the myths about Copyrights