Copy Protection

NBR's Jack Kahn produced this special. Read his thoughts about copy protection and post your comments. Photo of Jack Kahn.

What the Title Doesn't Tell

What's the most important decision in making a television program? (Even though I've been a TV producer for 30 years, I don't think anyone has ever asked me that question.) You might be surprised at my answer: coming up with a good title. I bring that up because...+ More

A list of websites you can visit to further increase your copy protection knowledge. CD with binary code written on it

U.S. Copyright Law

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

The spot to access goodies, like behind-the-scenes photos and extended interviews, from NBR's specials. Extras Graphic

Copyright Exceptions

NBR's summary of "fair use" exceptions to U.S. copyright law.

Patent Rules

NBR's summary of how the U.S. patent process works.

NBR Special - Premieres November 22, 2007

Intellectual property -- including books, films, music, software, and more -- contributes $5 trillion to the U.S. economy each year. And, theft of that property costs more than $60 billion a year. In this Thanksgiving Day special and accompanying series, the NBR team, led by Anchors Paul Kangas and Susie Gharib, investigates how copy protection works in America.