The open spirit of sharing and cooperation in the early days of the web lead to a common misconception that the decision to place something on the web, without a notice of copyright, automatically places that content in the public domain.  The reality, of course, is that all intellectual property is protected regardless of the use and format.  

   There are many issues librarians creating web content  need to be concerned about.  The issue of copyright and the Internet is so complex that it can not be covered in legal documents, let alone this primer. 

    A subsection entitled Copyright Concerns will appear at the bottom of any section in this document where there are copyright issues to consider.

Additional Resources

Netlitigation's Linking, Framing, and Metatags

O'Rourke, Maureen A. Hyperlinking and Framing. D-Lib Magazine, April 1998.

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