Week 1
Lecture 1: The Foundations of Copyright Law
Readings:
- 17 U.S.C. 102(a)
- Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., 499 U.S. 340 (1991) [pdf] [MS Word] [h2o]
- Alexander v. Haley, 460 F.Supp. 40 (S.D.N.Y. 1978) [pdf] [MS Word] [h2o]
Week 2
Lecture 2: Fairness and Personality Theories
Readings:
Week 3
Lecture 3: The Subject Matter of Copyright
Readings:
Week 4
Lecture 4: Welfare Theory
Readings:
Week 5
Lecture 5: Authorship
Readings:
- 17 U.S.C. 201
- Aalmuhammed v. Lee, 202 F.3d 1227 (9th Cir. 1999) [pdf] [MS Word] [h2o]
Week 6
Lecture 6: The Mechanics of Copyright
Readings:
Week 7
Lecture 7: The Rights to Reproduce and Modify
Readings:
- 17 U.S.C. 106
- Three Boys Music Corp. v. Michael Bolton, 212 F.3d 477 (9th Cir. 2000) [pdf] [MS Word] [h2o]
- Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., 663 F.Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y. 1987) [pdf] [MS Word] [h2o] [Illustrations]
Week 8
Lecture 8: The Rights to Distribute, Perform, and Display
Readings:
- Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons (U.S. Supreme Court, March 19, 2013) [pdf] [MS Word] [h2o]
- American Broadcasting Companies v. Aereo, Inc., 134 S.Ct. 2498 (2014) [pdf] [MS Word] [h2o]
Week 9
Lecture 9: Fair Use
Readings:
- 17 U.S.C. 107
- Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569 (1994) [pdf] [MS Word] [h2o]
- Cariou v. Prince, Docket No. 11-1197-cv (2nd Cir. April 14, 2013) [pdf] [MS Word] [h2o]
Week 10
Lecture 10: Cultural Theory
Readings
- 17 U.S.C. 106A
- Martin v. City of Indianapolis, 192 F.3d 608 (7th Cir. 1999) [pdf] [MS Word] [h2o] [Illustrations]
Event (April 8): Photography
- Guests: Abelardo Morell and Gerald Frug
Week 11
Lecture 11: Supplements to Copyright: Secondary Liability and Para-copyright
Readings
Event (April 15): Litigating Fair Use
Week 12
Lecture 12: Remedies
Readings:
- 17 U.S.C. 501, 502, 503, 506
- United States v. Moran, 757 F.Supp. 1046 (D.Neb. 1991) [pdf] [MS Word] [h2o]
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