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Welcome to the homepage
for Prof. Jamar's Copyrights course.
The syllabus and other course information and materials
are available at
http://iipsj.com/SDJ/Copyrights/index.htm
Required Books
Julie E. Cohen, Lydia Pallas Loren, Ruth Gana Okediji,
& Maureen A. O'Rourke, Copyright in a Global Information
Economy (3d ed. Aspen Publ. 2010).
Most recent Statutory Supplement to the Cohen book
Website supported
by the coursebook authors -- useful information, images, and
links
Supplemental Materials posted online including:
Jamar, Copyright Basics
(2013);
Mtima & Jamar, Fulfilling the Copyright Social Justice Promise: Digitizing Textual Information (2010); and
Jamar, Crafting Copyright Law to Encourage and Protect User-Generated Content in the Internet Social Networking Context, 19 Widener L.J. 843 (2010).
Assignments for the First Week
Introduction to the course - scope, teaching methods, grading
Listen to Sweet Little Sixteen, Surfin' USA, the Four Chord Song, and Pachelbel Rant
Overview of Copyright -- Read: Jamar, Copyright Basics (2013); Read: Cohen 3-5, 21-32; Read: Mtima & Jamar, Fulfilling the Copyright Social Justice Promise: Digitizing Textual Information (2010).
Fixation -- Cohen 45-57 (Williams; MAI)
Originality -- Cohen 57-81 (Feist; Sarony; Bleistein; Mannion)
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