We had a problem with the projector. So will record the class and put it online.
Part 09
I explained the Fair Use doctrine in the US. We listened so some music can included other works and I asked students what decisions they would come to if they were judging hypothetical cases where fair use was being claimed. Where it was decided that there was not far use, how much of the royalties should go to the original creator. There was general agreement on what was and was not fair use. But when it came to the numbers there was not universal agreement on the scale of Kane West's genius.
Coursera has recently opened up registration for English Common Law: Structure and Principles offered by the University of London. Students with a little time to spare might find it interesting.
I have posted some essay titles on the course blog. Some students might want to pick one and make a start. I will provide more details on the requirements for the essay soon.
I have added a cases folder to the materials on Blackboard and a folder called papers. I will put some reading materials in there. More will be added as the module progresses. These are only available via Blackboard (no prizes for guessing why).
I introduced students to Audacity and gave them a sample audio file to mess around with. We looked at how to do noise reduction. However there was a problem with the audio settings on the machine in the lab. Hopefully that will be sorted soon.
We continued our look at copyright. We discussed copyrightable subject matter, the tangibility requirement, the originality requirement. We looked at the labour, skill, or judgement test.
Part 06
We discussed the idea/expression dichotomy and moral rights.
We began our look at copyright. Todays class included the Statute of Anne, the Berne Convention, and of course Finian v Columba. We asked the question what can be protected by copyright? We will go on to answer that in the next class.
Exam Questions:
1. Write a short note on each of the following cases: Finian v Columba, (AD 567) Millar v Taylor, (1769) 4 Burr. 2303; 98 ER 201 Hinton v Donaldson, SCS 1 July 1773 Donaldson v Becket, (1774) 2 Brown's Parl. Cases (2d ed.) 129 Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Ltd v Cody, [1998] 4 I.R. 504 at 511
2. Identify two objectives of the Berne Convention (1886)
Nobody turned up so I went away. I guess last night was a party night.
update: I felt a bit guilty so I went back to check. A few students had turned up in the meantime. They worked on the PhotoShop Tools training exercise.