“CFL – The Essential Handbook” Launches

A simplified copyright law book for librarians has been published by the Berkman Center for Interment and Society. The book is easy to read even for people with no legal background in law.

The book is comprehensive and covers also new topics such as alternatives to intellectual property including Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Creative Commons (CC).

The book has also important copyright terms that are explained in a easy way at the end. It is a good edition to the library for anyone interested in copyright law and policy specially from the perspective of librarians. The book is available to be downloaded for free from here.