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Understanding Copyright Law in the Data Era 2012

Released on: Jul. 23, 2012
Running Time: 06:18:06

Running Time Segment Title Faculty Format
[01:10:10] Basic Principles of Copyright Law & Copyright Office Practice Deirdre Merrill ~ Director of Contracts, Chronicle Books, LLC
Sophie Cohen ~ Cobalt LLP
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[00:59:08] Enforcing Copyrights J. Michael Keyes ~ K&L Gates LLP
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[01:03:25] Fair Use & Permissions Toby M. J. Butterfield ~ Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC
Dean S. Marks ~ Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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[01:30:40] New Cases in Copyright Law - Internet and Beyond Bruce W. Baber ~ King & Spalding LLP
David L. Rein ~ Bruce Campbell Law Firm LLP
Suzanne K. Nusbaum ~ Agency for Dispute Resolution
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[01:32:05] Everything You Know is Wrong: Formerly Settled Copyright Issues Andrew P. Bridges ~ Fenwick & West LLP
Katherine C. Spelman ~ Cobalt LLP
Pilar Keagy Johnson ~ Assistant General Counsel, Turner Broadcasting, Cartoon Network - Adult Swim
Nancy E. Wolff ~ Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP
Kathleen E. McCarthy ~ King & Spalding LLP
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Copyright law continues to be an unpredictable and dynamic practice area. Learn the basics while exploring all of the recent cases and developments that continue to change the practice of copyright law. Examine the rights copyright protection confers, and learn how to protect those rights. Explore how the Internet continues to redefine critical concepts in the field, and learn how to tackle these challenges in daily practice. Even though you might feel like a novice now, by the end of this program you’ll be able to call yourself an expert!

Lecture Topics  [Total time 06:18:06]

Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.

  • Introduction* [00:02:38]
    Katherine C. Spelman
  • Basic Principles of Copyright Law & Copyright Office Practice [01:10:10]
    Sophie Cohen, Deirdre Merrill
  • Enforcing Copyrights [00:59:08]
    J. Michael Keyes
  • Fair Use & Permissions [01:03:25]
    Dean S. Marks, Toby M. J. Butterfield
  • New Cases in Copyright Law - Internet and Beyond [01:30:40]
    Suzanne K. Nusbaum, David L. Rein, Bruce W. Baber
  • Everything You Know is Wrong: Formerly Settled Copyright Issues [01:32:05]
    Andrew P. Bridges, Katherine C. Spelman, Kathleen E. McCarthy, Nancy E. Wolff, Pilar Keagy Johnson

The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:

  • Overview of Basic Principles of Copyright Law and Copyright Office Practice
    Deirdre Merrill, Sophie Cohen
  • Copyright: The Quick Tour
    Kevin Tottis
  • Enforcing Copyrights: Copyright Litigation and Available Defenses
    Alan R. Friedman
  • Selected Recent Cases and Materials on Fair Use
    Toby M. J. Butterfield
  • Appellant's Brief in Salinger v. Colting
    Toby M. J. Butterfield
  • First Amended Complaint in Authors Guild v. Haithitrust et al.
    Toby M. J. Butterfield
  • Sample Comments on Fair Use in the Context of Proposed Rulemaking on Circumvention of Technical Measures Protecting Copyrighted Works
    Toby M. J. Butterfield
  • Fair Use & Copyright
    Marcelo Halpern
  • Fair Use in an Evolving Copyright Environment
    Jay Kogan
  • Outline of 2011-12 Copyright Cases and the Copyright Act, 17 United States Code
    Suzanne K. Nusbaum
  • Viacom v. Youtube, Inc. (April 5, 2012)
  • Capitol Records, Inc. v. MP3Tunes, LLC (October 25, 2011)
  • UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Augusto (January 4, 2011)
  • Online Copyright Infringement and Counterfeiting: Legislation in the 112th Congress
  • Index to Understanding Copyright Law in the Data Era 2012

Presentation Material

  • Basic Principles of Copyright Law & Copyright Office Practice
    Sophie Cohen, Deirdre Merrill
  • Enforcing Copyrights
    J. Michael Keyes
  • Fair Use & Permissions
    Toby M. J. Butterfield
  • Fair Use & Permissions
    Dean S. Marks
  • New Cases in Copyright Law - Internet and Beyond
    Suzanne K. Nusbaum, David L. Rein
Chairperson(s)
Katherine C. Spelman ~ Cobalt LLP
Speaker(s)
Bruce W. Baber ~ King & Spalding LLP
Andrew P. Bridges ~ Fenwick & West LLP
Toby M. J. Butterfield ~ Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC
Sophie Cohen ~ Cobalt LLP
Pilar Keagy Johnson ~ Assistant General Counsel, Turner Broadcasting, Cartoon Network - Adult Swim
J. Michael Keyes ~ K&L Gates LLP
Dean S. Marks ~ Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Kathleen E. McCarthy ~ King & Spalding LLP
Deirdre Merrill ~ Director of Contracts, Chronicle Books, LLC
Suzanne K. Nusbaum ~ Agency for Dispute Resolution
David L. Rein ~ Bruce Campbell Law Firm LLP
Nancy E. Wolff ~ Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP

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