Schedule of Classes
278.31 sec. 1 - Copyright Law (Fall 2009)
Instructor: Pamela Samuelson (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
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Units: 3
Meeting Time: MW 1:55-3:10
Meeting Location: 140
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49757
Main Section Enrollment:
Enrolled: 48
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 60
As of: 11/25 06:43 AM
This course will begin with a discussion of the purposes of copyright law, will proceed to investigate the subject matter of copyright protection, what criteria works must meet to be eligible, who owns copyright, what rights authors have to control (and not control) certain kinds of uses of their works, special rules concerning transfers of rights, infringement standards, and remedies for infringement, and will consider constitutional, statutory, common law and international dimensions of copyright and related rights such as anti-circumvention rules. Current controversies in copyright litigation, legislation, and scholarship will also be covered.
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Exam Notes: TH
Course Category: Technology and Intellectual Property
Course Subcategories:
Business Law
Public Law and Policy
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Books:
Required Books are in blue
- Cohen, Loren, Okediji and O'Rourke - Copyright in a Global Information Economy - Ed. 2nd edition/ 2006 - Publisher: Aspen Publishers - ISBN: 9780735556126
- Cohen, Loren, Okediji and O'Rourke - Copyright in a Global Information Economy 2008 Statutory & Case Supplement - ISBN: 9780735572188
