Copyright

Spring 2010

University of Colorado Law School

Professor Paul Ohm

LATEST CHANGES TO SITE

3/9/10: Posted modified (shortened) assignment for Monday, March 15
2/9/10: Posted modified (shortened) assignments for Monday, February 15, and Wednesday, February 17
1/26/10: Posted modified (shortened) assignment for Wednesday, February 3, 2010.
1/24/10: Posted new assignments for Monday, Feb. 8 and Monday, April 19. Posted new syllabus reflecting changes.
1/10/10: The books have arrived at the bookstore, and the second reading is posted, below.

Course Syllabus

Changes to Syllabus

The following assignments have been modified:

Mon, March 15, 2010: Do NOT read the material on the Audio Home Recording Act (pages 458-463). Full assignment is now: 443-58, 463-72, Supp. 425-26, §§ 101 ("sound recordings"), 114-15.

Wed, February 17, 2010: Do NOT read Part 3, new Paradigms. Full assignment is now: 280-304; § 101 ("compilation")

Mon, February 15, 2010: Do NOT read the case Apple v. Franklin (and notes following) or Part 3, New Paradigms. Full assignment is now: 235-38; 242-64; § 117

February 3, 2010: Do NOT read pages 169-77 (Renewals). The full assignment is: 153-69; 177-82; Supp. 368; Skim §§ 202, 203, 302, 303, 304(a) - (d).

January 24, 2010: A new version of the course syllabus (version 0.97) is available here. (word) The assignments for two classes (Monday, Feb. 8 and Monday, April 19) have changed from those listed in the original syllabus. The new assignments are:

Monday, February 8, 2010: Formalities: 139-53, 741-44, 17 USC §§ 401, 408(a) and (b), 411-12
Monday, April 19, 2010: Mechanics of Transfer: Handout to be posted later on website.

Required Texts

Our primary source will be a casebook: Julie Cohen, Lydia Loren, Ruth Okediji & Maureen O'Rourke, Copyright in a Global Information Economy (2d ed. 2006). Additionally, you are required to have the 2009 Case and Statutory Supplement to the Casebook.

Due to a mishap in ordering, these books will not be available in the bookstore until Wednesday, January 12, 2010. In the meantime, Professor Ohm will make available copies of the first two chapters. Please contact Professor Ohm if you haven't received these yet.

Update, January 10th: The books have arrived! If you haven't already, please be sure to pick up a book and the supplement soon.

First Two Assignments

Monday, January 11: Casebook, 3-33; skim 33-42
Wednesday, January 13: Casebook, 45-72; In statutory supplement, read 17 U.S.C. sections 101 ("copies", "created", "device, machine, or process", "fixed", "phonorecords), 102(a), 1101. (If you don't yet have the supplement, you can read these sections online.)

Supplemental Reading

None.

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