Prerequisites: RCC; Copyright, Patent & Trademark Law, LAW 658, recommended but not required. This course is designed for the general practitioner as well as for those who intend to specialize in the practice of copyright law. It is directed to the study of the federal Copyright Act generally, and specifically to: the constitutional basis of copyright law; the subject matter of copyright; the creation and allocation of rights under the Act; the intersection of the Copyright Act and the First Amendment; infringement actions, remedies, and defenses (including “fair use”) in federal courts; and the duration of copyright.