syllabus

Class 1 (8/24):  Fixation and Originality

• Casebook 49-79

• Comics: Keith Aoki, James Boyle & Jennifer Jenkins, Tales from the Public Domain: BOUND BY LAW? (2008) (optional)

Class 2 (8/26):  Fixation and Originality (Cont'd); The Idea/Expression Dichotomy

• Casebook 90-109

Class 3 (8/31):  Derivative Works and Compilations

• Casebook 109-32

Class 4 (9/2):  Authorship

• Casebook 137-72

Note: There will be no class on 9/7 (Labor Day).

Class 5 (9/9):  Useful Articles

• Casebook 177-96

Class 6 (9/14):  Computer Software

• Casebook 206-43

Class 7 (9/16):  The Reproduction Right

• Casebook 247-77

Class 8 (9/21):  The Derivative Work Right

• Casebook 308-34

Class 9 (9/23):  The Distribution Right

• Casebook 345-77

Note: There will be no classes on 9/28 and 9/30 (Rescheduled to 10/9-10).

Class 10 (10/5):  Communication to the Public by Performance or Display

• Casebook 377-408

Class 11 (10/7):  Copyright in Musical Works and Sound Recordings

• Casebook 409-47

Classes 12-13 (10/9-10):  Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable

You are required to attend 2 sessions. More information is available here.

Class 14 (10/12):  Appropriation Art

Guest Lecture: Prof. Doris Long, John Marshall Law School

Class 15 (10/14):  Moral Rights

• Casebook 449-60

• Visual Artists Rights Act, 17 U.S.C. § 106A (2000)

Class 16 (10/19):  Copyright Infringement

• Casebook 483-509

Class 17 (10/21):  Online Service Provider Liability

• Casebook 509-38

 Class 18 (10/26):  Device Manufacturers and Liability for Inducement

• Casebook 538-62

• Digital Copyright and Confuzzling Rhetoric, 13 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 881 (2011) (Read Parts I to III)

Class 19 (10/28):  Fair Use

• Casebook 563-601

Class 20 (11/2):  Fair Use (Cont'd)

• Casebook 602-09, 622-47

Class 21 (11/4): Contract Negotiation Session

Class 22 (11/9):  Fair Use (Cont'd)

Class 23 (11/11):  Formalities and Duration

• Casebook 651-86

Class 24 (11/16):  Renewals and Terminations of Transfers

• Handout 2

• Casebook 686-703

Class 25 (11/18):  Modes of Transfer

• Casebook 705-48

Class 26 (11/18) at 4:30-5:45:  Contract Drafting

• Handout 1

Note: There will be no classes on 11/23 (Rescheduled to 11/18) and 11/25 (Rescheduled to 12/1).

Class 27 (11/30):  Statutory Overview

Class 28 (12/1) at 12-1 p.m.:  Technological Protections

• Casebook 861-99