Prerequisites: None

Exam Type: Please refer to the Fall 2020 Tentative Exam Schedule

This course examines the law of copyright and its role within the overall framework of intellectual property law. Topics covered include the subject matter requirements for copyrightability; the rules that govern determination of authorship, the rights that copyright law confers on authors and the limitations and exceptions to those rights; the rules governing indirect liability of intermediaries and liability for circumvention of technological protections; and the scope of copyright preemption.

Textbook(s):
Jeanne C. Fromer & Christopher Jon Sprigman, Copyright Law: Cases and Materials v. 2.0
(http://copyrightbook.org/ for free download or hard copy via Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BWFWXQR).