Carl M. Johnson

Carl Johnson is the Director of the University Copyright Licensing Office at Brigham Young University (BYU). Mr. Johnson advises the University on copyright compliance issues; is the designated agent under the DMCA for receiving copyright infringement notices; manages a staff for obtaining licenses and is responsible for educating the University community on their rights and responsibilities under the copyright law.

Mr. Johnson holds a Masters of Public Administration degree from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Prior to joining the Brigham Young University administration, Mr. Johnson worked as the Director of the Intellectual Property Office at the headquarters of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mr. Johnson has authored articles on copyright and related issues. He has also given presentations addressing copyright/licensing issues for the Visual Resources Association; Educause; International Association for Language Learning and Technology; participated in a discussion group addressing copyright education with the Association of Research Libraries; and given many presentations to groups in higher education and related entities. Mr. Johnson has been guest lecturer in university technology, humanities, education, communication and law courses. He is a member of the Visual Resources Association Intellectual Property Committee and a number of university wide copyright/intellectual property policy committees.