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The Internet has enabled individuals to become involved in the production of media and to distribute | The Internet has enabled individuals to become involved in the production of media and to distribute their contributions widely at a very low cost. The former bastion of the entertainment industry is opening up to what many are calling a democratization of culture. The copyright doctrine of fair use seemingly bolsters the right to "recut, reframe, and recycle" previous works, but the protection fair use gives to those re-purposing copyrighted material is notoriously uncertain. | ||
Digital and file-sharing technologies also spawned the proliferation of sharing of media and music, | Digital and file-sharing technologies also spawned the proliferation of sharing of media and music, which has led to a number of controversial legal and technological strategies. The "notice-and-takedown" provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") allow Internet service providers to limit their liability for the copyright infringements of their users if the ISPs expeditiously remove material in response to complaints from copyright owners. The DMCA provides for counter-notice and "put-back" of removed material, but some argue that the statutory mechanism can chill innovative, constitutionally-protected speech. | ||
This class takes up some of the issues swirling around copyright in cyberspace. | This class provides an overview of some major copyright law concepts, with an emphasis on issues relating to music, and takes up some of the issues swirling around copyright in cyberspace. | ||
== Required Readings == | == Required Readings == | ||
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* [http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512 17 U.S.C. § 512(c) ("Information Residing on Systems or Networks at Direction of Users")] | * [http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512 17 U.S.C. § 512(c) ("Information Residing on Systems or Networks at Direction of Users")] | ||
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/technology/19youtube.html?pagewanted=1&sq=viacom&st=cse&scp=2 "Viacom Says YouTube Ignored Copyrights" (M. Helft, NY Times, 3/18/2010)] | * [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/technology/19youtube.html?pagewanted=1&sq=viacom&st=cse&scp=2 "Viacom Says YouTube Ignored Copyrights" (M. Helft, NY Times, 3/18/2010)] | ||
== Additional Readings (Optional) == | == Additional Readings (Optional) == | ||
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/nyregion/09potter.html?_r=1 "Rowling Wins Lawsuit Against Potter Lexicon" (J. Eligon, NY Times, 9/8/08)] | * [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/nyregion/09potter.html?_r=1 "Rowling Wins Lawsuit Against Potter Lexicon" (J. Eligon, NY Times, 9/8/08)] | ||
* [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/830/index.html New York Times Bits Blog: Mixing It Up Over Remixes and Fair Use] | * [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/830/index.html New York Times Bits Blog: Mixing It Up Over Remixes and Fair Use] | ||
* [http://www.cnet.com/8301-13739_1-9854309-46.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 CNET, Did Slate Violate Copyright Law] (watch linked-to video too) | * [http://www.cnet.com/8301-13739_1-9854309-46.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 CNET, Did Slate Violate Copyright Law] (watch linked-to video, too) | ||
* [http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/biguploads/Fairey_v_AP_complaint_with_exhibits.pdf Fairey v. AP (SDNY Civ. Action No. 09-01123), Fairey Complaint] (Pars. 9 - 40, pp. 2 - 10) | * [http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/biguploads/Fairey_v_AP_complaint_with_exhibits.pdf Fairey v. AP (SDNY Civ. Action No. 09-01123), Fairey Complaint] (Pars. 9 - 40, pp. 2 - 10) | ||
* [http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1:2009cv01123/340121/13/ Fairey v. AP (SDNY Civ. Action No. 09-01123), AP Answer and Counterclaims] (Pars. 73 - 162, pp. 16 - 49) | * [http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1:2009cv01123/340121/13/ Fairey v. AP (SDNY Civ. Action No. 09-01123), AP Answer and Counterclaims] (Pars. 73 - 162, pp. 16 - 49) | ||
* [http://www.chillingeffects.org/ Chilling Effects Clearinghouse] | * [http://www.chillingeffects.org/ Chilling Effects Clearinghouse] | ||
* [http://wendy.seltzer.org/media/sacked-by-copyright.pdf Wendy Seltzer, Sacked By Copyright] | * [http://wendy.seltzer.org/media/sacked-by-copyright.pdf Wendy Seltzer, Sacked By Copyright] | ||
* [http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog-bak/archives/DMCA.html Wendy Seltzer's Blog, NFL Saga] | * [http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog-bak/archives/DMCA.html Wendy Seltzer's Blog, NFL Saga] | ||
* [http://www.eff.org/files/20030926_unsafe_harbors.pdf EFF, Unsafe Harbors: Abusive DMCA Subpoenas and Takedown Demands] | * [http://www.eff.org/files/20030926_unsafe_harbors.pdf EFF, Unsafe Harbors: Abusive DMCA Subpoenas and Takedown Demands] | ||
* [http:// | * [http://articles.latimes.com/2007/mar/20/opinion/oe-lichtman20 "The Case Against YouTube" (D. Lichtman, LA Times, 3/20/07)] | ||
== Class Resources == | == Class Resources == | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 25 March 2010
The Internet has enabled individuals to become involved in the production of media and to distribute their contributions widely at a very low cost. The former bastion of the entertainment industry is opening up to what many are calling a democratization of culture. The copyright doctrine of fair use seemingly bolsters the right to "recut, reframe, and recycle" previous works, but the protection fair use gives to those re-purposing copyrighted material is notoriously uncertain.
Digital and file-sharing technologies also spawned the proliferation of sharing of media and music, which has led to a number of controversial legal and technological strategies. The "notice-and-takedown" provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") allow Internet service providers to limit their liability for the copyright infringements of their users if the ISPs expeditiously remove material in response to complaints from copyright owners. The DMCA provides for counter-notice and "put-back" of removed material, but some argue that the statutory mechanism can chill innovative, constitutionally-protected speech.
This class provides an overview of some major copyright law concepts, with an emphasis on issues relating to music, and takes up some of the issues swirling around copyright in cyberspace.
Required Readings
- U.S. Copyright Office, Copyright Basics
- Newton v. Diamond, 204 F.Supp.2d 1244 (C.D. Cal. 2002) (Secs. I - IV(a), pp. 1246 - 1259) (9th Circuit Decision Optional)
- 17 U.S.C. § 107 ("Limitations on Exclusive Rights: Fair Use")
- Lawrence Lessig, Free Culture (pp. 1-20)
- 17 U.S.C. § 512(c) ("Information Residing on Systems or Networks at Direction of Users")
- "Viacom Says YouTube Ignored Copyrights" (M. Helft, NY Times, 3/18/2010)
Additional Readings (Optional)
- Jamie Boyle, Beyond Broadcast Conference (video)
- Center for the Study of the Public Domain, Tales from the Public Domain: Bound By Law? (comic)
- Creative Commons: A Spectrum of Rights (comic)
- Amen Break Video
- Bridgeport v. Dimension, 410 F.3d 792 (6th Cir. 2005) (Secs. I - II, pp. 795 - 805)
- Center for Social Media, Recut, Reframe, Recyle (full report optional)
- MGM v. Grokster, 545 U.S. 913 (2005) (Sec. II, pp. 928 - 937)
- "J.K. Rowling Should Lose Her Copyright Lawsuit Against the Harry Potter Lexicon" (T. Wu, Slate, 1/10/2008)
- "Rowling Wins Lawsuit Against Potter Lexicon" (J. Eligon, NY Times, 9/8/08)
- New York Times Bits Blog: Mixing It Up Over Remixes and Fair Use
- CNET, Did Slate Violate Copyright Law (watch linked-to video, too)
- Fairey v. AP (SDNY Civ. Action No. 09-01123), Fairey Complaint (Pars. 9 - 40, pp. 2 - 10)
- Fairey v. AP (SDNY Civ. Action No. 09-01123), AP Answer and Counterclaims (Pars. 73 - 162, pp. 16 - 49)
- Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
- Wendy Seltzer, Sacked By Copyright
- Wendy Seltzer's Blog, NFL Saga
- EFF, Unsafe Harbors: Abusive DMCA Subpoenas and Takedown Demands
- "The Case Against YouTube" (D. Lichtman, LA Times, 3/20/07)