Syllabus, Fall 2012

I. Copyright in Context

• Class 1 (Sept. 5): Copyright in Context
• • CB 3-32; skim 33-42.

II. The Subject Matter of Copyright

• Class 2 (Sept. 10): Fixation; Originality
• • Act §§ 101 ("fixed" only), 102(a)
  • CB 45-81
• Class 3 (Sept. 12): The Idea/Expression Distinction
• • Act § 102(a)-(b)
  • CB 81-99
  • Act §§ 101 ("pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works", "useful article"), 113(a)-(c)
  • CB 194-207
• No class Monday, Sept. 17
• Class 4 (Sept. 19): Derivative Works and Compilations
• • Act §§ 101 ("derivative work", "compilation"), 103
  • CB 99-116, 267-76
  • Begin reading student discussion memos, posted by 8 pm the night before each class
• Class 5 (Sept. 24): Authorship
• • Act §§ 101 ("joint work", "work made for hire"), 201(a)-(b)
  • CB 116-40
• No class Wednesday, Sept. 26

III.  The Statutory Rights of Copyright Owners

• Class 6 (Oct. 1): The Reproduction Right
• • CB 302-20
• Class 7 (Oct. 3): The Reproduction Right (cont'd)
• • CB 321-33, 337-41
  • Act §§ 101 ("copies," "phonorecords"), 117, 405(b)
• Class 8 (MAKEUP, Oct. 3, 3:30 p.m.): The Right to Prepare Derivative Works
• • CB 365-92
• Class 9 (Tuesday, Oct. 9): Copyright in Characters; Moral Rights
• • Supp. 374-83
  • CB 392-411
  • Act §§ 101 ("work of visual art"), 106(A)
• Class 10 (Oct. 10): The Distribution Right
• • Act §§ 109(a)-(b)(2) & (d), 108
  • CB 341-65 together with Supp. 386-87
• Class 11 (Oct. 15): The Public Performance and Public Display Rights
• • Act § 101 ("display", "perform", "publicly", "transmit", "digital transmission"), 110
  • CB 411-31, 434-36
  • Supp. 364-67
• Class 12 (Oct. 17): Copyright and the Music Industry
• • Act §§ 101("phonorecords", "sound recordings"), 114(a)-(c), 115(a)-(b)
  • CB 436-68
• Class 13 (Oct. 22): Copyright and Computer Software
• • Act § 101 ("computer program", "literary work")
  • CB 215-42, 333-37

IV.  The Different Faces of Infringement

• Class 14 (Oct. 24): Types of Infringement; Indirect Liability
• • CB 469-89
• No class Monday, Oct. 29
• Class 15 (Oct. 31): OSP Liability
• • Act § 512
  • CB 489-505
  • Supp. 389-409
  • CB 514-16 together with Supp. 409-12
• Class 16, part 1 (Nov. 5): Inducement
• • CB 489-505
  • See below for continuation of Class 17 readings

V.  Fair Use

• Class 16, part 2 (Nov. 5): Fair Use as Market Failure or "Productive Consumption"?
• • Act § 107
  • CB 580-92
• Class 17 (Nov. 7): Fair Use in Comparative Perspective; Fair Use in Culture
• • Act § 107
  • CB 529-54
• Class 18 (Nov. 12): Fair Use in Culture (cont'd) and in Technology
• • CB 554-79, 592-605

VI.  Practical Considerations in Licensing and Enforcing Copyrights

• Class 19 (Nov. 14): Formalities; Duration
• • CB 145-76 together with Supp. 364-71
• Class 20 (MAKEUP, Nov. 14, 3:30 p.m.): Renewals and Terminations of Transfers
• • CB 176-89
• Class 21 (Nov. 19): Licenses and Transfers: Modes of Transfer, New Uses, Breach and Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Standing to Sue
• • Act §§ 101 ("collective work," "transfer of copyright ownership"), 201(c)-(d), 202, 204;
  • CB 605-29, 763-69, 776-80
• Class 22 (Nov. 26): Litigation: Building The Prima Facie Case; Registration and Filing Issues; Declaratory Judgments
• • Act § 106
  • CB 289-302, 769-76, 780-82
• Class 23 (Nov. 28): Litigation: Remedies
• • Act §§ 502-505
  • CB 798-809, 811-22, 825-31
  • Supp. 439-50

VII. The "Copyright Pie" Reconsidered

• Class 24 (MAKEUP, Nov. 28, 3:30 p.m.): Breach vs. Infringement; Boundaries of Licensing
• • CB 629-32
  • Supp. 415-25
  • CB 640-55
• • Skim Wikipedia, GNU General Public License, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License
• Class 25 (Dec. 3): Technological Protections
• • Act §§ 1201(a)-(j), 1202(a)-(c)
  • CB 657-80, 692-93
  • Supp. 430-34
  • CB 697-700 (In note 1, consider only hypos c-d)
• Class 26: (Dec. 5): Preemption Overview; Express Preemption; Contracts
• • Act § 301(a)-(e)
  • CB 705-30, 752-61