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DPS909 & OSD600 Fall 2017

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Week 2
* Copyright
** Who created it, "owns" it.
** Set of exclusive rights granted to the work's creator
** "The right to copy," to produce or reproduce a work or substantial portion thereof
** Copyright is automatic when a work is created, you don't have to register it.
** [https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr02281.html Copyright Guide]
** Copyright lasts the life of the author + 50 years
** In a software project, there can be many copyright holders (e.g., many contributors), or all contributors may assign their copyright to the project (e.g., [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contributor_License_Agreement CLA], which we'll cover later)
 
* License
** Rights, privileges, responsibilities, etc. applicable to someone other than the work's creator
** "Terms and Conditions"
** These must be granted by a copyright holder
* Public Domain

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