Syllabus for Online Sections 2014

Week 1

Lecture 1: The Foundations of Copyright Law

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 Week 2

Lecture 2: Fairness and Personality Theories

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Event (February 5, 7:30 p.m. EST): Creativity in Music

Week 3

Lecture 3: The Subject Matter of Copyright

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Week 4

Lecture 4: Welfare Theory

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Week 5

Lecture 5: Authorship

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Week 6

Lecture 6: The Mechanics of Copyright

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Week 7

Lecture 7: The Rights to Reproduce and Modify

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Event (March 12, 10:20 AM EST; 2:20 PM UTC): Copyright and Development

  • Guest: Ruth Okediji

Week 8

Lecture 8: The Rights to Distribute, Perform, and Display

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Week 9

Lecture 9: Fair Use and Misuse

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Event (April 2, 7:30 PM EST; 11:30 PM UTC): Berkman Center Discussion

Week 10

Lecture 10: Cultural Theory

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Week 11

Lecture 11: Supplements to Copyright: Secondary Liability and Para-copyright

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Week 12

Lecture 12: Remedies

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Event (April 23, 10:20 AM EST; 2:20 PM UTC): Negotiating Copyright Treaties

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