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==Required Readings==
==Required Readings==
*Lawrence Lessig, [http://www.bloomsburyacademic.com/view/Remix_9781849662505/chapter-ba-9781849662505-chapter-0001.xml;jsessionid=FF7F25C75D42F66DA23F17F809558987 Ch. 1, “Introduction,”] ''Remix'', (Bloombsbury Academic) 2008.
===Overview / Introduction===
*''[http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/copyright-criminals/classroom.html “Copyright Criminals,”]'' Independent Lens (PBS), watch PBS “Community Classroom” Video Module 1: “Hip-Hop and the Birth of Sampling.”
* Lawrence Lessig, Ch. 1, [http://www.bloomsburyacademic.com/view/Remix_9781849662505/chapter-ba-9781849662505-chapter-0001.xml;jsessionid=FF7F25C75D42F66DA23F17F809558987 “Introduction,”] Remix, (Bloombsbury Academic) 2008.  
*Steve Greenlee, [http://www.boston.com/ae/specials/culturedesk/2010/11/cooks_source_probably_shutting.html "Cooks Source probably shutting down,]" Boston Globe CultureDesk, November 17, 2010.
* [http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/copyright-criminals/classroom.html “Copyright Criminals,”] Independent Lens (PBS), watch PBS “Community Classroom” Video Module 1: “Hip-Hop and the Birth of Sampling.”  
 
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sec_17_00000102----000-.html Subject Matter of copyright: In general, 17 U.S.C. § 102]  
===Selected Provisions of the Copyright Act===
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sec_17_00000106----000-.html Exclusive rights of copyrighted works, 17 U.S.C. § 106]  
*[http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sec_17_00000102----000-.html Subject Matter of copyright: In general, 17 U.S.C. § 102]
*[http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sec_17_00000106----000-.html Exclusive rights of copyrighted works, 17 U.S.C. § 106]
*[http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sec_17_00000501----000-.html Infringement of Copyright, 17 U.S.C. § 501]
*[http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sec_17_00000107----000-.html Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use, 17 U.S.C. § 107]


===Infringement and Damages===
===Infringement and Damages===
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sec_17_00000412----000-.html Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement of works, 17 U.S.C. § 412]
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sec_17_00000501----000-.html Infringement of Copyright, 17 U.S.C. § 501]
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sec_17_00000504----000-.html Remedies for Infringement of Copyright, 17 U.S.C. § 504]
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sec_17_00000412----000-.html Registration as prerequisite to certain remedies for infringement of works, 17 U.S.C. § 412]  
* Pamela Samuelson and Ben Sheffner, Debate, [http://www.pennumbra.com/debates/pdfs/CopyrightDamages.pdf Unconstitutionally Excessive Statutory Damage Awards in Copyright Cases],” 158 U.PA. L. Rev. Pennumbra 53 (2009), read Samuelson opening statement (pp. 54-57) and Sheffner Rebuttal (pp. 58-61); skim remaining pages
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sec_17_00000504----000-.html Remedies for Infringement of Copyright, 17 U.S.C. § 504]  
* Pamela Samuelson and Ben Sheffner, Debate, [http://www.pennumbra.com/debates/pdfs/CopyrightDamages.pdf “Unconstitutionally Excessive Statutory Damage Awards in Copyright Cases,”] 158 U.PA. L. Rev. Pennumbra 53 (2009), read Samuelson opening statement (pp. 54-57) and Sheffner Rebuttal (pp. 58-61); skim remaining pages  


===Intermediary Liability===
===Intermediary Liability===
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode17/usc_sec_17_00000512----000-.html 17 U.S.C. § 512], read §§ 512(c), (d), (f), and (g)
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode17/usc_sec_17_00000512----000-.html 17 U.S.C. § 512], read §§ 512(c), (d), (f), and (g)  
* Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube, Inc. , (S.D.N.Y.), Civil Nos. 07-CV-2103 (LLS), 07-CV-3582 (LLS) (S.D.N.Y. June 23, 2010), [http://h2odev.law.harvard.edu/collages/371 read excerpts]
* Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube, Inc. , (S.D.N.Y.), Civil Nos. 07-CV-2103 (LLS), 07-CV-3582 (LLS) (S.D.N.Y. June 23, 2010), [http://h2odev.law.harvard.edu/collages/371 read excerpts]  


===Circumvention and Anti-Circumvention Provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)===
===Circumvention and Anti-Circumvention Provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)===
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/1201.html 17 U.S.C. § 1201], read all
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/1201.html 17 U.S.C. § 1201], skim all  
* [http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/06/20/37507.htm "Photog Can Fight Use of Nude Shock Jock Pic]," Courthouse News Service (June 20, 2011), read all
* [http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/06/20/37507.htm "Photog Can Fight Use of Nude Shock Jock Pic,"] Courthouse News Service (June 20, 2011), read all  


===Fair Use===
===Fair Use===
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html 17 U.S.C § 107], read all
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/usc_sec_17_00000107----000-.html Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use, 17 U.S.C. § 107]  
* American University Center for Social Media, [http://centerforsocialmedia.org/sites/default/files/fair_use_final.pdf Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use](Issued November 18, 2005), read all  
* American University Center for Social Media, [http://centerforsocialmedia.org/sites/default/files/fair_use_final.pdf “Documentary Filmmakers’ Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use”] (Issued November 18, 2005), read all  
* Campbell v. Acuff Rose, 510 U.S. 569 (1994), [http://h2odev.law.harvard.edu/collages/285 read excerpts]
* Campbell v. Acuff Rose, 510 U.S. 569 (1994), [http://h2odev.law.harvard.edu/collages/285 read excerpts]  


===Intellectual Property Theory===
===Intellectual Property Theory===
* Justin Hughes, "[http://www.justinhughes.net/docs/a-ip01.pdf The Philosophy of Intellectual Property]," 77 Georgetown L.J. 287 (1988), read Part II (pages 296-314)
* Justin Hughes, [http://www.justinhughes.net/docs/a-ip01.pdf "The Philosophy of Intellectual Property,"] 77 Georgetown L.J. 287 (1988), read Part II, read pages 296-314  
* William Fisher, "[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/tfisher/IP/Fisher%20IP%20Theory.pdf Theories of Intellectual Property]" in Stephen Munzer, ed., New Essays in the Legal and Political Theory of Property (Cambridge University Press, 2001), read Section III.A
 
==Recommended Readings==
* U.S. Copyright Office, Circular 1, [http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf “Copyright Basics,”].
* Peter B. Hirtle, [http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm “Copyright Term and Public Domain in the United States,] 1 January 2011,” Cornell University Copyright Information Center (CC BY 3.0), skim all.
* Eldred v. Ashcroft, 537 U.S. 186 (2003), [http://h2odev.law.harvard.edu/collages/269 read excerpts].
* Steve Greenlee, [http://www.boston.com/ae/specials/culturedesk/2010/11/cooks_source_probably_shutting.html "Cooks Source probably shutting down,"] Boston Globe CultureDesk, November 17, 2010.
* William Fisher, [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/tfisher/IP/Fisher%20IP%20Theory.pdf "Theories of Intellectual Property"] in Stephen Munzer, ed., New Essays in the Legal and Political Theory of Property (Cambridge University Press, 2001), read Section III.A  
 
==Related Case Examples==
* [[Digital Libraries, Archives, and Rights Registries]]
* [[User Innovation]]
* [[Cloud Computing]]


==Recommended Readings==
==Recommended Readings==

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Overview

Wednesday, 12:00-1:30pm
Format: Lecture, featuring guest respondents
Lead: William Fisher, featuring Charlie Nesson

Led by Terry Fisher, this pillar will begin with a brief history of key theories and issues related to intellectual property, with a focus on copyright, in the Internet space. By examining some of the hard problems and cases that have defined this field over the last decade, this session will explore some of the central questions that characterize current debates, including the wide spectrum of licensing options, the uncertainty about permissible uses associated with creative works, and the implications of cloud computing. Charlie Nesson will highlight questions regarding the public domain, free and fair use, and the need for digital copyright and public domain registries. This foundational pillar will lay the groundwork for two relevant use cases on User Innovation and Digital Libraries, Archives, and Rights Registries.

Required Readings

Overview / Introduction

Infringement and Damages

Intermediary Liability

  • 17 U.S.C. § 512, read §§ 512(c), (d), (f), and (g)
  • Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube, Inc. , (S.D.N.Y.), Civil Nos. 07-CV-2103 (LLS), 07-CV-3582 (LLS) (S.D.N.Y. June 23, 2010), read excerpts

Circumvention and Anti-Circumvention Provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

Fair Use

Intellectual Property Theory

Recommended Readings

Related Case Examples

Recommended Readings

Related Case Examples

Digital Libraries, Archives, and Rights Registries
User Innovation
Cloud Computing