"Ignorance of the Law does
not make one exempt from compliance thereof."
- The proper way to place a copyright notice is
as follows: Copyright © (date of creation) (name of
owner)
- Webpages, text, pictures, and other electronic
media are all copyright protected
- Information found in the public domain can be
copied if - and only if - the information is created by the (i)
federal government, (ii) if the copyright has expired or (iii) the
copyright has been abandoned by the holder
- Fair use is use of an excerpt of a copyrighted
work "as is" and/or copyrighted image for purposes of parody, news
reporting, or research and education about such copyrighted work
without the permission of the author.
An excellent website regarding internet copyright
issues can
be found here