Copyright: Examples & Explanations

Part I. Copyrightable Subject Matter

• Originality
• Fixation
• Works of Authorship
• Ideas Are Not Subject to Copyright
• More Excluded Subject Matter: Functional Aspects, Infringing Material, Government Works

Part II. Ownership and Transactions

• Who Initially Owns the Copyright?
• Formalities: Copyright Notice, Deposit, and Registration
• Duration
• Copyright Transactions

Part III. Statutory Rights

• The Section 106 Exclusive Rights
• First Sale
• Some Other Limits on the Exclusive Rights
• Fair Use
• Moral Rights in Works of Visual Art
• Protections for Technological Measures and Copyright Management Information

Part IV. Copyright Litigation

• Jurisdiction, Standing, and Elements of an Infringement Action
• Secondary Liability
• Remedies
• Three State Law Theories and Federal Preemption