Fall term, Block B
W,Th,F 8:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Professor William W. Fisher
4 classroom credits LAW-33800A
This course will explore copyright law in depth. Approximately two
thirds of the class time and readings will be devoted to the American
copyright system; the remainder will be devoted to the major relevant
multilateral treaties and to the laws pertaining to copyright and
"neighboring rights" in other countries. Substantial attention will be
paid to the efforts by philosophers and economists to justify, reform,
or abolish the copyright system. Students will be expected to
participate in an online discussion of the issues raised by the course.
Materials will consist of Cohen et al., Copyright in a Global
Information Economy, and a set of ancillary readings available
through the course homepage.