Syllabus

Note: This syllabus is subject to amendment during the semester. In addition to the assigned reading, you should review and be prepared to discuss any statutes referenced in the reading and found in the Supplement. This syllabus will grow as the semester goes on, so check back often.

Class 1 — Mon., August 25, 2008

Introduction

  • Ginsburg 12-33

*Copyrightable Subject Matter*

Class 2 — Wed., August 27, 2008

Originality; Fixation; Idea/Expression Dichotomy

Class 3 — Mon., September 1, 2008

Idea/Expression Dichotomy (cont’d); Facts and Compilations

Class 4 — Wed., September 3, 2008

Facts and Compilations (cont’d)

Class 5 — Mon., September 8, 2008

Derivative Works

Class 6 — Wed., September 10, 2008

Computer Programs and Computer-Authored Works

Class 7 — Mon., September 15, 2008

Useful Articles

Class 8 — Wed., September 17, 2008

Characters; Sound Recordings; Government Works

*Initial Ownership of Copyright*

Class 9 — Mon., September 22, 2008

Authorship Status; Works Made for Hire; Joint Authorship

*Transfers and Licenses*

Class 10 — Wed., September 24, 2008

Distinction from Chattel; Divisibility and Formal Requirements; Scope of Grant

*Exclusive Rights Under Copyright Law*

Class 11 — Mon., September 29, 2008

Right to Make Copies; Proof of Copying; Infringing Copying

Class 12 — Wed., October 1, 2008

Infringing Copying (cont’d)

Mon., October 6, 2008 (CLASS CANCELED)

Class 13 — Tues., October 7, 2008 (MAKE-UP)

Infringing Copying (cont’d)

  • Ginsburg 559-572

Class 14 — Wed., October 8, 2008

Right to Make Phonorecords; Right to Prepare Derivative Works

Mon., October 13, 2008 — NO CLASS

Class 15 — Wed., October 15, 2008

Moral Rights

Class 16 — Mon., October 20, 2008

Right of Public Distribution; Importation Rights; Right of Public Performance and Display

Class 17 — Wed., October 22, 2008

Right of Public Performance and Display (cont’d)

  • Ginsburg 673-693, 698-711
  • Supplement 98-104

*Fair Use*

Class 18 — Mon., October 27, 2008

Fair Use

Wed., October 29, 2008 — CLASS CANCELED

Mon., November 3 — CANCELED

Class 19 — Wed., November 5, 2008

Fair Use (cont’d)

  • Ginsburg 785-807

Class 20 — Mon., November 10, 2008

Fair Use (cont’d); Copyright Misuse

*Enforcement*

Class 21 — Wed., November 12, 2008

Indirect Infringement

Class 22 — Mon., November 17, 2008

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (”DMCA”)

  • Ginsburg 944-964
  • Supplement 161-165

Class 23 — Wed., November 19, 2008

DMCA (cont’d)

*Remedies*

Class 24 — Mon., November 24, 2008

Remedies: Civil and Criminal

*Preemption*

MAKE-UP — Class 25 — Tues., November 25, 2008

Preemption

Mon., December 1, 2008 — CLASS CANCELED

*International Copyright Law*

Class 26 — Wed., December 3, 2008

Treaties; Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Choice of Law

  • Ginsburg 1080-1092, 1103-1119
  • Supplement 177