CopyrightX: Libraries - 2022 syllabus

Katie Zimmerman (MIT Libraries)

CopyrightX: Libraries is an affiliate course of CopyrightX and is open to library, archives, and museum staff everywhere. Participants will learn the essentials of US copyright law, theory, and practice with an emphasis on issues relevant to cultural institutions, alongside a cohort of professional colleagues. It is an entirely online 12-week course comprising pre-recorded lectures, readings, and weekly seminars.

CopyrightX: Libraries is taught by Katie Zimmerman, Director of Copyright Strategy at the MIT Libraries.

4 Week 4: Welfare Theory 4 Week 4: Welfare Theory

4.1 WATCH 4.1 WATCH

4.1.1. William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 4.1, Welfare Theory: The Utilitarian Framework - YouTube

William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 4.1, Welfare Theory: The Utilitarian Framework - YouTube

4.1.2. William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 4.2, Welfare Theory: The Incentive Theory of Copyright - YouTube

William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 4.2, Welfare Theory: The Incentive Theory of Copyright - YouTube

4.1.3. William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 4.3, Welfare Theory: Applications and Assessment - YouTube

William Fisher, CopyrightX: Lecture 4.3, Welfare Theory: Applications and Assessment - YouTube

4.2 READ 4.2 READ

4.2.1. COVID-19, Copyright, and Library Superpowers Part II, Kyle Courtney, March 16, 2020

COVID-19, Copyright, and Library Superpowers Part II, Kyle Courtney, March 16, 2020

4.2.2. 17 U.S. Code § 108 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives

17 U.S. Code § 108 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives

4.2.3. OPTIONAL William Fisher, Promises to Keep: Technology, Law and the Future of Entertainment (2004), Chapter 6

*OPTIONAL* William Fisher, Promises to Keep: Technology, Law and the Future of Entertainment (2004), Chapter 6

4.2.4. OPTIONAL: ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND READING 108 Background Paper

*OPTIONAL: ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND READING* 108 Background Paper