This document discusses key topics related to copyright including who owns copyrighted works, rights of copyright owners, managing copyrights through licenses and permissions, fair use, and legal issues surrounding use of online materials. It explains that the author owns the copyright to any original work they create. Copyright owners have the exclusive right to copy, distribute, display and perform their work. Creative Commons licenses allow public use of works while retaining some rights. Fair use and the TEACH Act provide some exceptions for educational use of copyrighted materials with limitations. Permission is required to use copyrighted content beyond fair use.