Workshop Provides Copyright Law Guidance for Internet Content Use

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Participants in an April workshop at the University of Arkansas Global Campus in Rogers will learn to avoid legal pitfalls when obtaining content from the Internet.

“Copyright Law Pitfalls of Copy-and-Paste Content Creation” is set for 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 20. The cost is $49, but U of A faculty, staff, students and Alumni Association members receive a 10 percent discount.

The workshop is available online or in person in Suite 402, 3300 Market St., in the Arkansas World Trade Center building in Rogers. Register online.

Cutting and pasting information from the Internet might be tempting, but it might be illegal. This workshop will answer questions about copyright laws, document ownership, what information can be used, when and how. It also explains how to register and protect documents.

Joe D. Calhoun, who will teach the class, is a lawyer and principal at Hulsey Calhoun PC, an intellectual property boutique headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in Little Rock; Palo Alto, California; and Rochester, New York. Calhoun assists clients in obtaining patents for inventions, registering protection for trademarks and copyrighted materials, and acquiring ownership rights or use rights from others for trademarked or copyrighted material.

Participants will learn to

• Create content without incurring liability for infringing on other’s copyrights
• Maintain ownership of creative output, or consolidate ownership with an employer
• Protect copyrights in creative output

The Global Campus is recognized by the Society for Human Resource Management to offer 2.75 professional development credits for the SHRM certified professional and senior certified professional certification.

Learn more about this workshop and other workforce development education at the Global Campus Rogers website. For specific information or customized training, contact Judith Tavano, director of professional development programs, at jtavano@uark.edu or 855-402-3300.

The Global Campus collaborates with academic colleges and schools, businesses and organizations to provide development classes for business professionals. The Global Campus also supports the design and development of online academic credit courses and degree programs provided by the university’s colleges and schools.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.