Change history

• April 6th, 2026
  • Edited Kerson v. Vermont Law School, 2d Cir. 2023
• April 1st, 2026
  • Edited Ana Enriquez, Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act
  • Removed Sony Music Entertainment v. Cox Communications, Inc., Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (2024) from CopyrightX: Libraries - 2026 syllabus
  • Added Cox Communications, Inc., et al., v. Sony Music Entertainment et al., No. 24–171 (March 25, 2026)
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 8.2, The Right to Distribute, Perform, & Display: Performances
• March 26th, 2026
  • Annotations changed on Bartz et al. v. Anthropic PBC, (N.D. Cal., June 23, 2025)
• February 18th, 2026
  • Annotations changed on Thaler v. Perlmutter, No. 23-5233 (D.C. Cir., Mar. 18, 2025).
• February 10th, 2026
  • Edited Kerson v. Vermont Law School, 2d Cir. 2023
  • Removed We plan to replace the 108 video with an updated version. Please check back. from CopyrightX: Libraries - 2026 syllabus
• February 9th, 2026
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX, Lecture 12.3, Remedies: Criminal Penalties
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX, Lecture 12.2, Remedies: Damages
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX, Lecture 12.1, Remedies: Equitable Relief
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX, Lecture 11.3, Supplements to Copyright: Tech Protection Measures
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX, Lecture 11.2, Supplements to Copyright: Dual-Use Technologies
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX, Lecture 11.1, Supplements to Copyright: Secondary Liability
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX, Lecture 10.3, Cultural Theory: Supplements and Concerns
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 10.2, Cultural Theory: Implications
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 10.1, Cultural Theory: Premises
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 9.3, Fair Use: Other Approaches
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 9.2, Fair Use: Fair Use Today
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 9.1, Fair Use: The History of Fair Use
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 8.3, Distribution & Performance Rights: Exceptions & Limitations
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 8.2, The Right to Distribute, Perform, & Display: Performances
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 8.1, Distribution & Performance Rights: Distribution
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 7.3, The Rights to Reproduce and Modify: Derivative Works
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 7.2, The Rights to Reproduce and Modify: Improper Appropriation
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 7.1, The Rights to Reproduce and Modify: Reproduction
  • Edited Katie Zimmerman, Is it in the public domain?
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 6.3, The Mechanics of Copyright: Protective Provisions
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 6.1, The Mechanics of Copyright: The Decline of Formalities
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 5.3, Authorship: Works for Hire
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 5.2, Authorship: Joint Authorship
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 5.1, Authorship: Sole Authorship
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 4.3, Welfare Theory: Applications and Assessment
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 4.2, Welfare Theory: The Incentive Theory of Copyright
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 4.1, Welfare Theory: The Utilitarian Framework
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 2.2, Fairness and Personality Theories: Fairness
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 3.6, The Subject Matter of Copyright: Useful Articles & Architectural Works
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 3.5, The Subject Matter of Copyright: Fictional Characters
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 3.4, The Subject Matter of Copyright: Audiovisual Works
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 3.3, The Subject Matter of Copyright: Music
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 3.2, The Subject Matter of Copyright: Drama and choreography
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 3.1, The Subject Matter of Copyright: Literature (and software)
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 2.3, Fairness and Personality Theories: Personality
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 2.1, Fairness and Personality Theories: Introduction
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 1.4, The Foundations of Copyright Law: Multilateral Treaties
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 1.3, Foundations of Copyright Law: Idea/Expression Distinction
  • Added Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive, 115 F.4th 163 (2d Cir. 2024)
  • Removed Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive from CopyrightX: Libraries - 2026 syllabus
  • Removed Bill Graham Archives v. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. from CopyrightX: Libraries - 2026 syllabus
  • Added Zlozower v. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., No. 1:2024cv01817 (N.D. Ohio 2025).
• February 6th, 2026
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 1.2, The Foundations of Copyright Law: Originality
  • Added Kerson v. Vermont Law School, 2d Cir. 2023
• February 5th, 2026
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 1.1, The Foundations of Copyright Law: Introduction
• January 28th, 2026
  • Edited Thaler v. Perlmutter, No. 23-5233 (D.C. Cir., Mar. 18, 2025).
• January 22nd, 2026
  • Removed Castillo v. G&M Realty 950 F.3d 155 (2020) from CopyrightX: Libraries - 2026 syllabus
  • Added Salinger v. Colting
  • Added Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive
  • Removed WATCH from CopyrightX: Libraries - 2026 syllabus
• January 16th, 2026
  • Edited William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 1.1, The Foundations of Copyright Law: Introduction
  • Removed Google, LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., S.Ct., April 5, 2021 from CopyrightX: Libraries - 2026 syllabus
  • Added Information about CopyrightX: Libraries
• January 15th, 2026
  • Added Study: Meta AI model can reproduce almost half of Harry Potter book - Ars Technica
  • Added Bartz et al. v. Anthropic PBC, (N.D. Cal., June 23, 2025)
  • Added Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works
  • Added Neural networks - YouTube
  • Added Thaler v. Perlmutter, No. 23-5233 (D.C. Cir., Mar. 18, 2025).
• September 2nd, 2025
  • Casebook first published.