LAW 6525 - Intra:Digital Music Copyright

Institution:

University of Dayton

Subject:

Law

Description:

This course is designed to provide the students with an historical overview of copyright law as it particularly relates to the music industry. In this course, the students will: (a) be introduced to the complex legal and policy issues surrounding copyright infringement in the specific context of digital music sampling; (b) engage in an in-depth discussion of various provisions of the Copyright Act that examine (i) the scope of copyright protection for digital music samples, and (ii) when the use of digital music samples without consent of the owner constitutes copyright infringement; (c) analyze the major agreements and licenses that are negotiated by artists and record labels with respect to digital music samples; and (d) critically examine the few district and appellate court cases on the subject of digital music sampling and assess whether and how Congress and/or the Supreme Court should resolve the many current open issues on the subject of digital music sampling. Credit Type A.

Credits:

1.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.udayton.edu

Phone Number:

(937) 229-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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