Spring, 2008
Randal
C. Picker
Leffmann
Professor of Commercial Law
The
Website:
picker.uchicago.edu
Email:
r-picker@uchicago.edu
Voice:
773.702.0864
Links: U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Copyright Office laws page; Columbia Music Plagiarism Website
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Date |
# |
Topics/Issues |
Cases/Materials |
Pages |
Statutes |
Pre-Class Slides |
Post-Class Slides |
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M, 3/31 |
1 |
Introduction |
Burrow-Giles |
29-33 (Background: 1-12, 38-49) |
101 (as necessary), 102 |
Slides
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Slides
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Tu, 4/1 |
2 |
Copying |
White-Smith, Rogers |
S1-16, 734 |
106(2), 501, 504 |
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W, 4/2 |
3 |
Ideas v. Expression |
Baker, Lotus |
96-102, 195-203 |
102 |
Slides
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Slides
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M, 4/7 |
4 |
Facts and Compilations |
Feist, CCC |
111-23, 140-47 |
101: compilation, 103 |
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Tu, 4/8 |
5 |
Governmental Works |
Veeck |
273-95 |
105 |
Slides
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Slides
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W, 4/9 |
6 |
Authorship |
Lindsay, Reid |
301-16 |
101: work made for hire; 201 |
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M, 4/14 |
7 |
Ownership |
Thomson, Cohen |
329-53 |
101: joint work, transfer of ownership, 201(d), 204(a) |
Slides
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Slides
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Tu, 4/15 |
8 |
Duration and Renewal |
Eldred |
388-416 |
302, 303 |
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W, 4/16 |
9 |
Rights: Proof of Copying and Infringement |
Arnstein, Bright Tunes, Bouchat |
509-18, S17-28 |
Slides
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Slides
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Tu, 4/22 |
10 |
Rights: Derivative Works |
Ty, Lee, Micro Star |
S29-36, 610-21 |
101: derivative work, 103, 106(2) |
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W, 4/23 |
11 |
Rights: Distribution and First-Sale Doctrine |
Bobbs-Merrill, Brilliance Audio, Quality King |
647-651, S37-46, 657-64 |
109, 602 |
Slides
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Slides
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Th, 4/24, 12:15 |
12 |
Rights: Performance and Display |
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664-673, S47-58 |
106(4), 106(5) |
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M, 4/28 |
13 |
Fair Use: Parody |
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715-39 |
107 |
Slides
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Slides
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Tu, 4/29 |
14 |
Fair Use: Political Speech |
Harper |
746-68 |
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W, 4/30 |
15 |
Fair Use: Transaction Costs |
Sega, |
776-803 |
Slides
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Slides
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M, 5/5 |
16 |
Remixing: Characters/Sound Recordings and Music Sampling |
Stallone, Gaiman, |
259-273, S59-66 |
106(6), 114 |
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Tu, 5/6 |
17 |
Third Party Liability |
Sony, Grokster |
S67-102 |
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Slides
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Slides
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W, 5/7 |
18 |
Producer Control: Contracts/DMCA |
ProCD, Realnetworks |
1018-26, 1042-48, 944-54 |
301, 1201, 1202 |
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M, 5/12 |
19 |
Consumer Control |
Diamond, UGC Principles, Fair Use Principles for UGC |
S103-112 |
1008 |
Slides
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Slides
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Tu, 5/13 |
20 |
Copyright Misuse |
Practice Management, WIREdata, Video Pipeline |
S113-122, 994-97 |
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W, 5/14 |
21 |
International Issues |
Subafilms, Sarl Louis Feraud |
1080-86, 1103-10, S123-28 |
Slides
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Slides
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M, 5/19 |
22 |
Copyright and the Constitution |
Martignon, Golan |
S129-52 |
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Tu, 5/20 |
23 |
The Internet: YouTube and Google Book Search |
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Slides
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Slides
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W, 5/21 |
24 |
Review |
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