copyright law

Prof. Peter K. Yu

Texas A&M University School of Law

Fall 2019


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Reading Assignments

Note: There will be no class on 8/26 (Class Rescheduled to 9/27–28). The first class will start on 8/28.

Class 1 (8/28): Fixation and Originality

Note: There will be no class on 9/2 (Labor Day).

Class 2 (9/4): Fixation and Originality (Cont’d); The Idea/Expression Dichotomy

  • Casebook 72–79; 90–104

Class 3 (9/9): Derivative Works and Compilations

  • Casebook 109–13; 121–32

Note: There will be no class on 9/11 (Class Rescheduled to 9/27-28).

Class 4 (9/16): Communication to the Public by Performance

Guest Speakers:  Dr. Cheryl Foong and Prof. Glynn Lunney

  • Casebook 377–94

Class 5 (9/18): Authorship

  • Casebook 137–53; 160–67

Class 6 (9/23): Useful Articles

  • Casebook 177–92

  • Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc., 137 S. Ct. 1002 (2017) (Read the Majority Opinion Only)

Class 7 (9/25): Computer Software

  • Casebook 206–29

Classes 8-9 (9/27-28): 5th Annual Texas A&M Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable

You are required to attend 2 sessions of the event at your preferred time as part of the make-up sessions.

Class 10 (9/30): Copyright and Artificial Intelligence

Guest Speaker:  Prof. Doris Estelle Long, John Marshall Law School, Chicago

Class 11 (10/2): The Reproduction Right

  • Casebook 247–70

Class 12 (10/7): The Reproduction Right (Cont’d) and the Derivative Work Right

  • Casebook 270–77; 308–33

Class 13 (10/9): The Distribution Right and the Public Display Right

  • Casebook 345–60; 364–77; 396–406

Note: There will be no classes on 10/14 and 10/16 (Fall Break).

Class 14 (10/21): Moral Rights and Copyright in Musical Works and Sound Recordings

  • Casebook 449–59; 409–29

Class 15 (10/23): The Role of the U.S. Copyright Office

Guest Speaker:  Ralph Oman, U.S. Register of Copyrights (1985–1993)

Class 16 (10/28): Copyright Infringement

  • Casebook 483–90; 492–509

Class 17 (10/30): Device Manufacturers and Liability for Inducement

Class 18 (11/4): Fair Use

  • Casebook 563–86; 602–09

Class 19 (11/6): Fair Use (Cont’d)

  • Casebook 622–45

Class 20 (11/11): Formalities and Duration

  • Casebook 651–82

Class 21 (11/13): Renewals and Terminations of Transfers

  • Handout

  • Casebook 686–99

Class 22 (11/18): Modes of Transfer

  • Casebook 705–31

Class 23 (11/20): Technological Protections

  • Casebook 861–83

Class 24 (11/25): Statutory Overview and Review Session

Syllabus (Fall 2018)

Syllabus (Fall 2017)

Syllabus (Fall 2016)

Syllabus (Fall 2015)

 
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