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INF 390C : Copyright: Legal and Cultural Perspectives

Description

Digital and other important communication technologies; how copyright in the United States developed and has evolved; and copyright seen from a number of disciplinary points of view, such as legal studies, cultural history, and public policy. Other subjects may include the cultural commons; natural rights arguments for copyright versus social bargain and statutory arguments; identifying and protecting the public interest in information; the law of copyright and cultural categories such as the author, the work, intellectual property, and creation; and important federal court cases.

Prerequisites

Graduate standing.

Instructor Topic Title Year Semester Syllabus
Philip Doty
2021SpringSyllabus

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