syllabus

Class 1 (8/24):  The Purposes of Copyright Law

• Tales from the Public Domain: BOUND BY LAW? 1-19

• Casebook 3-33

• Problem Set

Class 2 (8/26):  Fixation and Originality

• Casebook 45-72

Class 3 (8/31):  The Idea/Expression Dichotomy

• Casebook 72-90

Note: There will be no class on 9/2 (class moved to 12/4) and 9/7 (Labor Day).

Class 4 (9/9):  Derivative Works and Compilations

• Casebook 90-110

Note: There will be no classes on 9/14 and 9/16 (classes moved to 10/16-17).

Class 5 (9/21):  Authorship

• Casebook 110-38

Class 6 (9/23):  Formalities and Duration

• Casebook 139-69

Class 7 (9/28):  Renewals and Terminations of Transfers

• Handout 1

• Casebook 169-82

Class 8 (9/30):  Mechanics of Transfers

• Casebook 182-207

Class 9 (10/5):  Useful Articles

• Casebook 209-35

Class 10 (10/7):  Computer Software

• Casebook 235-64

Class 11 (10/12):  Characters and Databases

• Casebook 280-88, 290-304

Class 12 (10/14):  The Elements of Infringement and the Reproduction Right

• Casebook 313-36

Classes 13 and 14 (10/16-17):  International Copyright Issues

Intellectual Property Law Center's Fall Conference: "Intellectual Property Developments in China: Global Challenge, Local Voices"

You are required to attend 2 panels or listen to the podcasts (if you are away for the fall break).

Note: There will be no class on 10/19 (Fall Break).

Class 15 (10/21):  The Reproduction Right (Cont'd)

Class 16 (10/26):  The Distribution Right

• Casebook 359-77

Class 17 (10/28):  Derivative Works and Moral Rights

• Casebook 385-400, 408-14

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

Note: There will be no class on 11/2 (Class moved to 12/4).

Class 18 (11/4):  Public Performance and Public Display

• Casebook 426-43

Class 19 (11/9):  The Case of the Music Industry

• Casebook 443-72

• The Escalating Copyright Wars, 32 Hofstra L. Rev. 907 (2004) (Read Part I only)

• P2P and the Future of Private Copying, 76 U. Colo. L. Rev. 653 (2005) (Optional)

Class 20 (11/11):  Copyright Infringement

• Casebook 473-501

Class 21 (11/16):  Copyright Infringement (Cont'd) ISP Safe Harbor and Fair Use

• Casebook 501-11

Class 22 (11/18):  Fair Use

• Casebook 530-48

Classes 23 (11/23):  Fair Use (Cont'd)

• Casebook 561-600

Note: There will be no class on 11/25 (Thanksgiving).

Class 24 (11/30):  Technological Protections

• 603-24

• Anticircumvention and Anti-anticircumvention (Read Part III only)

Class 25 (12/2):  The Right of Publicity, Preemption, and Remedies

• Casebook 649-62, 684-99

• 17 U.S.C. §§ 502-505 (2004) (remedies)

Class 26 (?):  Review Session

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