Copyright and Cartographic Multimedia

Authors

  • Trudy Suchan Department of Geography Pennsylvania State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14714/CP24.753

Abstract

Maps are just one of many resources used in multimedia by cartographers. Increasingly complex copyright issues are developing around single media and their compilation in multimedia productions. This paper describes US copyright law and practices as they apply to multimedia works. The paper is directed to cartographers working in multimedia, and therefore, cuts a narrow path through the vast array of issues and information on this subject. It introduces legitimate ways to use copyrighted resources, as well as the process of copyrighting one's own work and includes recognition of ambiguities inherent in copyright law applied to any creative work.

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Published

1996-06-01

How to Cite

Suchan, T. (1996). Copyright and Cartographic Multimedia. Cartographic Perspectives, (24), 12–23. https://doi.org/10.14714/CP24.753

Issue

No. 24 (1996)

Section

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