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This week we look at the BIG PICTURE. Copyright is only one mechanism to control intellectual property.
Objectives: To enable students to identify whether a particular work can be protected by patents, trademarks, copyright or trade secret. Students will also be able ascertain the type and dollar amount of copyright penalties. Students will be able to place copyright in a framework of new and emerging methods of content protection (also known as getting "PCLED")
You might start thinking about your final paper topics. Look ahead to see what subjects we'll be discussing.
Assignment 1: Big picture questions. Deadline: Aug 29. 8 points
Nolo.com Patents, Copyright & Art pages - http://tinyurl.com/5rhsq
Crews. Chapter 13. Responsibilities, Liabilities, and Doing the Right Thing
Many people both overestimate and underestimate the scope of copyright. Many think that copyright can protect their ideas... many think they need to file with the Copyright office to get protection. Both of these are misconceptions. This week we'll clear up exactly what can be copyrighted and the scope of that protection.
Objective: Learn the mechanics and scope of applying for copyright protection.
Crews. Chapter 1. The Scope of Protectable Works
Crews. Chapter 2. Works without Copyright Protection
Crews. Chapter 16. Copyright and Unpublished Materials
17 U.S.C. § 102, 103, 104, 105 … also scan § 101 (Definitions)
Copyright Information Circular 31 "Ideas, Methods or Systems"
Copyright Information Circular 34 "Names, Titles, Short Phrases not Copyrightable"
Copyright Fact Sheet 122 "Recipes"
Sept. 06 – 12 Who Owns the Copyright? For HOOOOOW LONG??
Also known as the "Mickey Mouse" Act, the passage of the Copyright Term Extension Act in 1998 added twenty years to the term of copyright. How long are copyrights valid today? What does this mean for the public domain? What are "orphan works"? Who owns a wiki? Blog comments? YouTube videos?
Crews. Chapter 3. Duration and Formalities: How Long Do Copyrights Last?
Crews. Chapter 4. Who Owns the Copyright?
Peter Hirtle, Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States (1 January 2007) (chart) http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm
Look at Stanford Copyright Renewal Database http://collections.stanford.edu/copyrightrenewals/bin/search/simple
Mary Minow, Library Digitization Projects and Copyright, LLRX.com (June 28, 2002), http://www.llrx.com/features/digitization.htm
U.S. Copyright Office Circular 22 - How to investigate the copyright status of a work http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ22.html Surprisingly unhelpful.
U.S. Copyright Office. Report on Orphan Works, January 31, 2006 pp. 1 - 15 (Executive Summary) http://www.copyright.gov/orphan/
Sept. 13 – 19 Using LEXIS to Find Copyright Owners’ and Users’ Rights
LEXIS has the copyright code, court cases, and secondary legal sources. Learn how to search for copyright case law. Is the case still good law? How can we interpret the limits of copyright owners’ rights? What are users’ rights?
Objective: Learn how to use LEXIS well enough to find copyright law, cases, and secondary sources. Identify copyright owners’ rights and begin to identify the exceptions to owners’ exclusive rights.
Crews. Chapter 5. The Rights of Copyright Owners
Crews. Chapter 6. Exceptions to the Rights of Owners
17 U.S.C. § 106, § 109 … also scan § 107-122 (just to see what’s covered there)
LEXIS Guides (supplied in class)
Sept. 20 - 26 THE HOT STUFF: SECTION 108, THE LIBRARY EXCEPTION (LEARN THIS IF NOTHING ELSE)
Crews. Chapter 12. Libraries and the Special Provisions of Section 108
Mary Minow, Library Digitization Projects: U.S. Works that have Expired into the Public Domain (Rev. April 15, 2004) chart http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm - note library column in the chart
Sept 27 – Oct 3 IT GETS EVEN HOTTER: SECTION 108
Section 108 is undergoing review as we speak. A study group has been appointed by the Library of Congress (which oversees the Copyright Office) to study library copyright issues.
Objective: Get up to date on the current status of Section 108 in the digital world.
No assignment – Deadline to give potential final paper topic October 3. Final Paper due: December 5
Library of Congress Section 108 Study Group. Read the home page http://www.loc.gov/section108/ Specific reading assignments and discussion topics will be made in class.
Oct 4 - 10 FAIR USE – OKAY, LEARN THIS TOO, IF NOTHING ELSE
Use the discussion board to describe a library copyright scenario that might qualify for Fair Use. Use a real one from your experience or make one up. Use the four nonexclusive factors in the checklist to analyze. Then argue before a jury of your peers that the use is fair (or is not). A sample will be given.
View: A Fair(y) Use Tale http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/documentary-film-program/film/a-fair-y-use-tale
Jury Instructions. Fair Use defense http://tinyurl.com/ldy7v
Crews. Chapter 7. Fair Use: Getting Started
Crews. Chapter 8. Fair Use: Understanding the Four Factors
Crews. Chapter 9. Getting Comfortable with Fair Use: Applying the Four Factors
Mary Minow, "How I Learned to Love FAIR USE... “ at http://fairuse.stanford.edu/ commentary_and_analysis/2003_07_minow.html
Crews. Appendix B. Checklist for Fair Use
Oct 11 - 17 MORE FAIR USE
Now it’s time to turn into a juror and vote on your classmate’s fair use arguments. Use the discussion board to vote as a juror on classmates’ fair use arguments. Explain why you voted the way you did.
Note: Assignment 6 deadline is October 17.
American Library Assocation. Fair Use and Electronic Reserves http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/copyrightb/fairuseandelectronicreserves/ereservesFU.htm
Association of American Publishers. Frequently Asked Questions about E-Reserves http://www.publishers.org/press/releases.cfm?PressReleaseArticleID=204
Larry Lessig 30 minute video on google books at http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/003292.shtml
Oct 18 – 24 TEACH Act and Education
Do educators and students get a free pass when it comes to using copyrighted works? Although there are exceptions for educational use, they are far from absolute.
Objective: Learn the contours of 17 U.S.C. § 110(1) and (2) – the classroom and distance education exceptions. Gauge the legal status of various fair use guideline statements.
Assignment 7: Teach Act and educational use questions. Deadline: Oct 24. 8 points
Crews. Chapter 10. The Meaning of Fair-Use Guidelines
Crews. Chapter 11. Distance Education and the TEACH Act (see also his ALA Q &A at http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/copyrightb/distanceed/teachfaq.htm)
Baruch College, Interactive Guide to Using Copyrighted Media in Your Courses – Copyright Metro http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/copyright/
17 U.S.C. §110(1) and (2)
Oct 25 – 31 Layers upon layers – Audiovisual, DVDs, Collective Rights Organizations and Permissions
Crews. Chapter 14. Music and Copyright
Crews. Chapter 17. Permission from Copyright Owners
Crews. Appendix D. Model Letter for Permission Requests
Music Library Association. Copyright for Music Librarians http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/mla/
Massarsky. The Operating Dynamics Behind ASCAP, BMI and SESAC, The U.S. Performing Rights Societies http://www.cni.org/docs/ima.ip-workshop/Massarsky.html
Copyright Clearance Center – Academic Use http://www.copyright.com/ccc/do/viewPage?pageCode=ac1-n
Samuels. Chapter 2-5
Nov 1 -7 License Terms Generally Trump Copyright Law … Creative CommonsAlternative
Liblicense - http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/index.shtml
Read Introduction, then get a sense of what is on the site
http://www.firstmonday.org/guidelines.html#copy
Creative commons - Read the "PUBLISH" section http://creativecommons.org/
Nov 8 - 14 Copyright Policies
Gretchen McCord Hoffmann, Writing a Copyright Policy, from Copyright in Cyberspace 2 (Neal-Schuman, 2005)
Nov 15 - 21 Digital Rights Management - It Could Make Copyright Quaint and Obsolete
Self-help has often supplanted copyright, especially in the digital arena. Congress has backed technological protection measures with the force of law, making it criminal in some cases to circumvent the measures.
Objective: Identify the law and regulations that pertain to digital rights management. Learn what the exceptions are, as well as the process to get new exceptions.
Crews. Chapter 15. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
U.S. Copyright Office. Rulemaking on Anticircumvention http://www.copyright.gov/1201/index.html … get a sense of what is on site
American Library Association. Digital Rights Management and Libraries (web page) http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/copyrightb/digitalrights/digitalrightsmanagement.htm Take a look at one page Digital Rights Issues and at least open up Michael Godwin’s 44 page “brief,” Digital Rights Management: A Guide for Librarians
Nov 22 - 28 International Issues
Is there such a thing as international copyright law? In this age of global reach, what does it mean when someone from France copies and distributes your Flickr photo? What about someone from China?
Objective: Learn the legal status of international treaties. Determine which countries have signed treaties with the United States or with other countries.
Electronic Information for Libraries. Handbook on Copyright and Related Issues for Libraries - http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/services/eifl-ip/issues/eifl-handbook-on See especially chapters on Copyright and Trade Agreements and International Policy
Making: a Development Agenda for WIPO
U.S. Copyright Office. FL100. International Copyright at http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl100.html
U.S. Copyright Office. Circular 38a at http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ38a.html
Peter Hirtle, Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States (1 January 2006) (chart) http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm See section “Outside the United States”
Samuels. Chapter 10
Nov 29 – Dec 5 Keeping up with Legislation, Cases and Current Events
There’s no lack of current information about copyright. Unfortunately, much of it is suspect. Where do you find trustworthy information on what's going on?
FINAL PAPER: Deadline: Dec. 5. 20 points
Justia – current cases at http://tinyurl.com/yog4vm
United States Copyright Office. Recent Amendments to Copyright Law http://www.copyright.gov/title17
United States House of Representatives. Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property http://judiciary.house.gov/committeestructure.aspx?committee=3
United States Senate. Intellectual Property Subcommittee http://judiciary.senate.gov/subcommittees/intellectual109.cfm
American Library Association. Copyright Agenda at a Glance
ALA Copyright Advisory Network http://www.librarycopyright.net/
LibraryLaw Blog – copyright tag at http://blog.librarylaw.com/ (browse a few of the most recent entries)