Class schedule, Fall 2026
One chapter per class, with three doubled up
Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
26 classes: 25 teaching sessions plus a review session.
Week 1
Monday, August 17, 2026
Chapter 1. Introduction to Copyright Law
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Chapter 2. Copyright Subject Matter and Questions of Creativity, Originality, and Intellectual Creation
Week 2
Monday, August 24, 2026
Chapter 3. Copyright in AI-Generated and AI-Assisted Works
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Chapter 4. Idea-Expression, Functionality and Other Exclusions—Part I
Week 3
Monday, August 31, 2026
Chapter 5. Idea-Expression, Functionality and Other Exclusions—Part II
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Chapter 6. How the Meaning of Reproduction has Changed Over Time and Chapter 7. The Reproduction Right—Part I
Week 4
Monday, September 7, 2026 — Labor Day — no class
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Chapter 8. The Reproduction Right — Part II
Friday, September 11, 2026
Chapter 9. Making Derivative Works
Makeup class (Friday).
Week 5
Monday, September 14, 2026
Chapter 10. Introduction to Fair Use and Chapter 11. Transformative Use Since Campbell
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Chapter 12. Transformative Use and Justification after Warhol
Week 6
Monday, September 21, 2026
Chapter 13. Fair Use in Particular Contexts—Part I and Chapter 14. Fair Use in Particular Contexts—Part II
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 — No class
Week 7
Monday, September 28, 2026
Chapter 15. Nonexpressive Use As Fair Use
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Chapter 16. Ownership, Authorship and Transfer
Week 8
Monday, October 5, 2026
Chapter 17. The Boundaries of the Work
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Chapter 18. Moral Rights
Week 9
Monday, October 12, 2026 — No class
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Chapter 19. Copyright and Industrial Design
Week 10
Monday, October 19, 2026
Chapter 20. Copyright in Computer Software
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Chapter 21. Distribution & First Sale
Week 11
Monday, October 26, 2026 — No class
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Chapter 22. The Intersection of Copyright and State Law Rights
Week 12
Monday, November 2, 2026
Chapter 23. Public Performance, Display & Transmission
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Chapter 24. Secondary Liability for Copyright Infringement
Week 13
Monday, November 9, 2026
Chapter 25. Internet Safe Harbors From Claims of Copyright Infringement
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Chapter 26. Digital Rights Management, Copyright Management Information, and Web Scraping
Week 14
Monday, November 16, 2026
Chapter 27. Volitional Conduct
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Chapter 28. Copyright Remedies and Procedure
Week 15
Monday, November 23, 2026
Review session