Background reading
If you have not yet taken a course or clinic that covers the basics of copyright, we think that you will find the following material helpful to fill in the background you need:
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- US Copyright Office, What is Copyright Links to an external site.?
- Jessica Litman, Digital Copyright (3d ed. 2017) [You can find the full book here Links to an external site.]
- Matthew Sag, Extended Readings on Copyright (Fall 2022) [You can find the full book here
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- Excerpts Download Excerpts (pp. 21-44, 47-74, 84-110, 159-88, 235-300)
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- Jeanne Fromer & Christopher Sprigman, Copyright Law: Cases and Materials (5th ed. 2023) [You can find the full book here
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- Chapter 1: Introduction Download Chapter 1: Introduction (pp. 1-16)
- Excerpt from Chapter 5 Download Excerpt from Chapter 5 (pp. 213, 289-302, 309-316)
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