278.33 sec. 1 - Advanced Copyright Seminar (Fall 2026)
Instructor: Peter S Menell (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 3
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person Instruction
Meeting:
M 3:35 PM - 6:15 PM
Location: Law 113
From August 17, 2026
To November 24, 2026
Course End: November 24, 2026
Class Number: 33136
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 8
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 24
As of: 05/16 11:49 PM
This class will explore the potential paths for reforming copyright law in the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) age through the use of a deep and vivid simulation of lobbying, legislative drafting, vigorous debate, and interest group politics. Students will be assigned roles representing key participants in copyright legislative process: Copyright Office officials (responsible for drafting a reform proposal), GenAI developers, content owners and creators, and user communities. The first several classes will explore the history of copyright reform, GenAI and its economic and social effects, the GenAI copyright enforcement landscape, and the GenAI international policy reform topography. They will include stakeholder, practitioner, and scholar panelists. The seminar will then shift to a series of legislative stages—initial drafting, hearings, and mediation—at which students will actively participate in debating and shaping proposals. Students will prepare a series of written products—ranging from policy proposals, draft legislation, client strategy memos, and written testimony—and testify and negotiate depending on their role. All students will prepare reflection papers at the end of the semester. Students are welcome to use GenAI for research and preparing their written submissions.
Exam Notes: (P) Final Paper
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Intellectual Property and Technology Law
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