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NOTE: Course offerings change. Classes offered this semester may not be offered in future semesters.278.31 sec. 1 - Copyright Law (Fall 2012)
Instructor: Pamela Samuelson (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
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Units: 3
Meeting Time: MW 11:20-12:35
Meeting Location: 140
Course Start: August 22, 2012
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49757
This course will begin with a discussion of the purposes of copyright law, will proceed to investigate the subject matter of copyright protection, criteria that works must meet to be eligible, who owns copyrights, what types of conduct authors have rights 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, and common law dimensions of copyright and related rights such as anti-circumvention rules. Current controversies in copyright litigation, legislation, and scholarship will also be covered.
Exam Notes: F
Course Category: Intellectual Property and Technology Law
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Books:
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- Copyright in a Global Information Economy
Julie E. Cohen et al.
Edition: 3rd
Publisher: Aspen
ISBN: 9780735591967
Copyright Date: To Be Determined
Price: To Be Determined - Copyright in a Global Information Economy: Case and Statutory Supplement
Julie E. Cohen et al.
Edition: 2012
Publisher: Aspen
Copyright Date: To Be Determined
Price: To Be Determined
