Copyrights! Eric Priest is a professor at University of Oregon School of Law.

What is the definition of Copyright?

What is a good example of a copyright?

What are the different types of works that can receive a copyright?

Does a copyright need to be registered?

How does Copyright protection work?

What is not covered by copyright (fair use/non commercial use/parody/public domain)?

Does a Copyright expire?

Will Mickey Mouse enter the public domain? (Steamboat Willie 1928)

What does that mean?

Copyright infringement examples?

Eric Priest researches in the area of intellectual property law, with a focus on copyright law in the information age and creative industry ecosystems in the U.S. and China. Professor Priest currently serves on the U.S.-China IP Cooperation Dialogue, organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Renmin University in China. The Dialogue is a multi-round interchange between U.S. and Chinese experts on the most challenging intellectual property issues facing China. The National Committee on U.S.–China Relations named Professor Priest a 2014–2016 Public Intellectuals Program Fellow. From 2006–2007, he was a fellow in residence at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society.

Professor Priest holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law (where he served as Editor-In-Chief of the Chicago Kent Law Review), and a B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Minnesota.