LAW 699: Copyright Law
“Copyright Law” studies the most important aspects of copyright protection in the United States. It provides a framework for analyzing the federal Copyright Act and for answering such questions as: What creative works are copyrightable? Who is an author and who is a copyright owner? What exclusive rights does a copyright owner enjoy and how are those rights exercised? How does a copyright owner prove infringement of a copyright? What defenses, such as fair use, may be asserted against a claim of copyright infringement? The course includes real world hypotheticals and in-role problems to help students understand the laws and policies of copyright protection in the United States. [2 credit hours]
LAW 701: Copyright Law
An intensive study of the law of literary and artistic property, with emphasis on mastering the technical intricacies of the 1976 Copyright Act. Subject matter treated will include literary characters; musical works; pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works; industrial designs; motion pictures; sound recordings; and computer programs. Throughout the course effort is made to clarify the relations between artistic property and industrial property (patent, trademark and unfair competition law) in the United States and at the international level. Students are encouraged to think critically about the policy issues left unresolved by the 1976 Act, issues that often reflect a larger, ongoing debate within the framework of the world’s intellectual property system. [3 credit hours]
