syllabus

Class 1 (6/17):  Introduction and Basics of Copyright Protection

Guest Speaker:

Prof. Michael W. Carroll

American University Washington College of Law

Readings:

• PowerPoint Slides

• Michael W. Carroll, Creative Commons as Conversational Copyright, in Intellectual Property and Information Wealth: Issues and Practices in the Digital Age 445 (Peter K. Yu ed., 2007)

Class 2 (6/18):  The Digital Dilemma and Internet Service Providers

Guest Speaker:

Prof. Anupam Chander

U.C. Davis School of Law

Readings:

• PowerPoint Slides

Class 3 (6/19):  Descendible Copyright

Guest Speaker:

Prof. Deven R. Desai

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Readings:

• Copyright's Hidden Assumption: A Critical Analysis of the Foundations of Descendible Copyright

Class 4 (6/20):  Copyright and Pornography

Guest Speaker:

Prof. Ann M. Bartow

University of South Carolina School of Law

Readings:

• Ann Bartow, Pornography, Coercion, and Copyright Law 2.0, 10 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 799 (2008)

• Ann Bartow, Open Access, Law, Knowledge, Copyrights, Dominance and Subordination, 10 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 869 (2006)

Class 5 (6/20):  Music and P2P:  Digital Era First Contacts

Guest Speaker:

Prof. Olufunmilayo Arewa

Northwestern University School of Law

Readings:

• PowerPoint Slides

Class 6 (6/22):  Copyright Protection in the Digital Environment

Due:  Response Paper 1

Please write a two-page double-spaced reaction paper on one of the guest speakers' presentations.

Readings:

• PowerPoint Slides

• Com., Indus. & Tech. Bureau, HKSAR Gov't, Copyright Protection in the Digital Environment (2006)

• Peter K. Yu, Digital Copyright Reform in Hong Kong: Promoting Creativity Without Sacrificing Free Speech (2007)

Further Readings: (Not Required in Class)

• Charles Mok, Stimulating Hong Kong's Digital Creative Industry, Computerworld Hong Kong, May 1, 2007

• Peter K. Yu, The Digital Divide, South China Morning Post, May 10, 2007, at A15

Class 7 (6/23):  Preliminary Proposals for Strengthening Copyright Protection in the Digital Environment

Readings:

• PowerPoint Slides

• Preliminary Proposals for Strengthening Copyright Protection in the Digital Environment (2007)

• Peter K. Yu, Copyright Protection in the Digital Environment: Creating a Better Digital Future for Hong Kong (2008)

Further Readings: (Not Required in Class)

• Peter K. Yu, Copy Rights, Sept. 8, 2008, at A15

Class 8 (6/24):  Digital Copyright Reform in Hong Kong

Readings:

• PowerPoint Slides

Class 9 (6/29):  International Issues

Guest Speaker:

Prof. Mary W.S. Wong

Franklin Pierce Law Center

Readings:

• PowerPoint Slides

• WIPO Copyright Treaty Read Articles 6 and 8

• US Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 106

• Order of September 2008 from the District Court of Minnesota, granting a new trial in Capitol Records v Jammie Thomas Read pp. 12-25, starting from Subsection C

• Hong Kong Copyright Ordinance Read Sections 22 and 26

• The HK Court of Final Appeal's decision in the Chan Nai Ming case Read Section D, para 31, and Section F, paras 53-59

Class 10 (6/30):  The Future of Digital Copyright

Due:  Response Paper 2

Please write a two-page double-spaced paper in response to one of the sections of either one of the HKSAR government consultation papers.

Readings:

• PowerPoint Slides

• Peter K. Yu, P2P and the Future of Private Copying, 76 U. Colo. L. Rev. 653 (2005) Read Parts III only

Final Paper Due:  July 20, 2009

The research paper should constitute original research and be at least 15 double-spaced pages (including footnotes).

Please submit the final paper via email to peter_yu@msn.com AND send a hard copy WITHIN 3 WORKING DAYS after the deadline (post marked if sent by post) to:

Ms Jenny Lai
Department of Law
The University of Hong Kong
4/F, K.K. Leung Building
Pokfulam Road
HONG KONG

Syllabus 2007