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Prof. Michael J. Madison
Associate Dean for Research
Associate Professor of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
3900 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
+1 412 648 7855 (ph)
+1 412 648 2648 (fax)
michael.j.madison [at] gmail [dot] com
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Reading and Class Assignments
How to read the Syllabus:
Except as noted below, each assignment below corresponds tentatively to one
class period, though the amount of material to be covered in class, the
order of the assignments, and/or the contents of a particular assignment
may be changed by prior announcement. Note, for example, that we
will have more class meetings than there are assignments. I will make every effort to incorporate new
developments in copyright law into the Syllabus, where appropriate.
Within each assignment, the Syllabus notes the principal case(s) covered in the
text. In addition to the assigned readings, where a case or other
material refers to the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States
Code), you are responsible for locating and reading the section(s) of
the Act to which the text refers. If you do not own a copy of the
Copyright Act, you can access a free, online version
here.
For several of the units of reading, optional law
review articles are included. Some of these are relatively short.
Some are quite long. Reading some or all of them will give you a
deeper picture of the current state of copyright law and policy than you
will get by focusing on appellate cases and the statute alone. All
of the articles are available via the University of Pittsburgh --
Copyright Law course page on the
TWEN, at Westlaw.
I. Introduction
II. The Purposes of Copyright Law
Optional: Stephen Breyer, The Uneasy Case for Copyright: A Study of Copyright in Books, Photocopies, and Computer Programs, 84 Harv.
L. Rev. 281 (1970)
III. Limitations on Copyright: Fair Use
Optional: Michael J. Madison, A Pattern-Oriented Approach to Fair Use, 45 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 1525 (2004)
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Class 3: Cultural Interchange
Casebook 525-561 (Harper & Row Publishers v. Nation Enterprises;
Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.; New Era Publications Int’l v. Carol Publishing Group;
Castle Rock Entertainment v. Carol Publishing Group, Inc.; Ty, Inc. v. Publications International, in the
online Supplement)
Class 4: Technical Interchange
Casebook 561-575 (Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. Accolade, Inc.; Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. v. Connectix Corp.)
Class 5: Market Failure or “Productive Consumption”?
Casebook 576-602 (Sony Corporation of America v. Universal City Studios,
Inc.; American Geophysical Union v. Texaco, Inc.; Princeton University Press v. Michigan Document Services, Inc.; A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.)
IV. The Subject Matter of Copyright Law
Optional: David Nimmer, Copyright in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Authorship and Originality, 38 Hous. L. Rev. 1 (2001)
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Class 6: Fixation Casebook 45-57
(Williams Electronics, Inc. v. Artic International, Inc.; MAI Systems Corp. v. Peak Computer, Inc.)
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Class 7: Originality Casebook
57-72 (Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v.
Sarony; Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.; Alfred Bell & Co. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.; The Bridgeman Art Library, Ltd. v. Corel Corp.)
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Class 8: The Idea/Expression Dichotomy Casebook
72-90 (Baker v. Selden; A.A. Hoehling v. Universal
City Studios, Inc.; American Dental Association v. Delta Dental Plans Association)
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Class 9: Derivative Works and Compilations Casebook
90-110 (L. Batlin & Son v. Snyder; Entertainment Research Group, Inc. v. Genesis Creative
Group, Inc.; Pickett v. Prince; Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.; Roth
Greeting Cards v. United Card Co.; Mason v. Montgomery Data, Inc.)
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Class 10: Authorship Casebook 110-118
(Lindsay v. The Wrecked and Abandoned Vessel R.M.S.
Titanic; Erickson v. Trinity Theatre, Inc.; Aalmuhammed v. Lee)
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Class 11: Works Made for Hire Casebook 118-134
(Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid; Aymes v.
Bonelli; Avtec Systems, Inc. v. Peiffer)
Memorandum Assignment Number One will be distributed
around this time. The Assignment will be due on Friday,
February 15.
V. Acquiring, Keeping, and Transferring Copyright
Optional: Maureen A. O'Rourke, Bargaining in the Shadow of Copyright After Tasini, 53 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 605 (2003)
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Class 12: Mechanics of Transfers Casebook 182-207 (Effects Associates, Inc. v. Cohen; Boosey & Hawkes
Music Publishers, Ltd. v. The Walt Disney Company; Random House v.
Rosetta Books; New York Times Company v. Tasini)
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Class 13: Formalities Casebook 139-152
(Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc.)
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Class 14: Duration; Renewals and
Terminations of Transfers Casebook 153-182 (Eldred v. Ashcroft; Stewart v. Abend)
VI. Protected Works and Boundary Problems
Optional:
Dennis S. Karjala, Distinguishing Patent and Copyright Subject Matter, 35 Conn. L. Rev. 439 (2003)
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Class 15: Useful Articles with Pictorial, Graphic, or Sculptural Aspects Casebook
209-226 (Mazer v. Stein; Kieselstein-Cord v. Accessories by Pearl, Inc.; Carol Barnhart Inc. v. Economy Cover Corp.; Brandir
International, Inc. v. Cascade Pacific Lumber Co.)
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Class 16: Characters Casebook 280-290
(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Co.;
Titan Sports, Inc. v. Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc.)
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Class 17:
Architectural Works Casebook 269-280 (The Yankee Candle
Co. v. New England Candle Co.; Nelson-Salabes, Inc. v. Morningside
Holdings)
VII. The Statutory Rights of Copyright Owners
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Optional: Lydia
Pallas Loren, Untangling the Web of Music Copyrights, 53 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 673 (2003)
Class 19: The Reproduction Right Casebook 325-26; 330-364 (Arnstein v. Porter; Sid & Marty Krofft Television
Productions, Inc. v. McDonald’s Corp.; Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.;
Boisson v. Banian, Ltd.; Computer Associates International, Inc. v.
Altai, Inc.; Cavalier v. Random House, Inc.; Swirsky v. Carey; Marobie-FL, Inc. v. National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors)
Memorandum Assignment Number Two will be distributed around
this time. The Assignment will be due on Friday, March 28.
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Class 20: The Distribution Right Casebook 365-384
(Marobie-FL, Inc. v. National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors; Hotaling v. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Bobbs-Merrill Company v. Straus; Quality King
Distributors, Inc. v. L’anza Research International, Inc.)
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Class 21: The Right to Prepare Derivative Works,
and Moral Rights Casebook 385-426 (Castle Rock Entertainment, Inc. v. Carol Publishing Group, Inc.;
Dam Things from Denmark a/k/a Troll Company ApS v. Russ Berrie &
Company, Inc.; Mirage Editions, Inc. v.
Albuquerque A.R.T. Company; Lee v. A.R.T. Company; Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc; Micro Star v. FormGen,Inc.; Gilliam v. American
Broadcasting Companies, Inc.; Carter v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc.; Martin v.
City of Indianapolis; Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.)
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Class 22: The Public Performance and Public Display Rights Casebook 426-443
(Columbia
Pictures Indus. v. Redd Horne, Inc.)
VIII. The
Statutory Rights of Copyright Owners II
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Class 23: Copyright and Collective Rights Organizations: The Case of the Music Industry
Casebook 443-472 (Newton v. Diamond; Bridgeport Music,
Inc. v. Dimension Films)
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Class 24: The Direct Infringer
Casebook 473-479
(Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc.)
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Class 25: Vicarious and Contributory Infringement
Casebook 479-501 (Fonovisa, Inc. v. Cherry
Auction, Inc.; Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc.; MGM Studios Inc. v. Grokster Ltd.)
IX. Technological Protection and Copyright
Substitutes
Optional: R. Anthony Reese, Will Merging Access Controls and Rights Controls Undermine the
Structure of Anticircumvention Law, 18 Berkeley Tech. L.J. 619 (2003)
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Class 26: The Technological Protection Debate,
the DMCA, and Copyright Liability Casebook 603-639 (University City Studios, Inc. v. Reimerdes; Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. Skylink Tech, Inc.; Lexmark International v. Static Control
Components)
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Class 27: Preemption of State Law
Claims Casebook 666-676 (Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises;
Video Pipeline, Inc. v. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.)
Memorandum Assignment Number Three will be distributed during
the last week of class. The Assignment will be due on the last day of
exams.
Last updated: December 20, 2007
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