752 Copyright Law - §001, Fall 2010

Course Data

The class will provide a hands-on approach to the understanding of the main theoretical and practical issues surrounding copyright ownership and infringement.   The course will be divided into three parts covering three distinct questions: (1) what can be copyrighted?; (2) what legal rights attach to copyright?; (3) what constitutes copyright infringement?  In addition to close reading of cases and statutes, the course will develop through two writing projects and a final writing assignment due the last day of finals.  All of the writing projects will be based on a developing fact pattern.  Time will be provided during the semester for focus on the review of the material and the writing assignments.