Intellectual Property: International and Comparative Copyright

Copyright today is global, and copyright counselling, litigation and licensing increasingly require a general understanding of foreign copyright law and of the international copyright system. This course will focus on the exploitation of US-based music, film, literature, software and other copyrighted works in foreign markets, and of foreign works in US markets, through licensing, litigation, or both. The course will survey the principal legal systems and international treaty arrangements for the protection of copyrighted works as well as the procedural questions that lie at the threshold of protection. There are no prerequisites for the class. Elements used in grading: two problem sets, one mid-course and the other at the end of the course, class participation.