Course Calendar
| Week One | Introduction & Background |
| Monday 3/6 | Introduction; key terms; projects |
| Wednesday 3/8 | Print Lab: Introduction to Multilith press:overview and safety |
| Monday 3/13 | In class: United States Code Title 17:
Davis, Randall “Public Briefing”: The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in the Information Age Due: Technology Autobiography |
| 3/15 Lab | Print Lab: Multilith press: making plates and producing copies |
| Monday 3/20 | In class: Summary of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), Title II–Online Copyright InfringementBettig, Ron. “‘Who Owns the Message?”’: The Ownership and Control of Culture and Information: Copyrighting Culture.” (handout)
Due: dialogue/reflection journal |
| Monday 3/27 | In class: Digital Millennium Copyright Act, continued; in-class analyses and discussion of DMCA and Carnegie Mellon University/MP3 caseSome cultural representations
Due: dialogue/reflection journal |
| Monday 4/3 | In class: Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U & the Numeral 2
Due: dialogue/reflection journal |
| Monday 4/10 | No Class: work with your group to finalize a project and a short (1-2 pp) proposal. Identify the need or problem that your project will address, and the audience for your work. |
| Wednesday 4/14 | No Class: project development |
| Monday 4/17 | Reading: Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U & the Numeral 2 (Part One: pages 1-96)
Due: Proposal drafts; dialogue/reflection journal |
| Wednesday 4/19 | Print Lab/CCLI
Due: project proposal (PDF format) |
| Monday 4/24 | Reading: Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U & the Numeral 2 (Part Two: pages 101-185) Posey and Dutfield: “Beyond Intellectual Property: What Happens to Traditional Knowledge and Resources? (handout)
Due: dialogue/reflection journal |
| Wednesday 4/26 | Print Lab/CCLI |
| Monday 5/1 | Reading: Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U & the Numeral 2 (Appendix 1: “A Fair Use Reader”). In particular, compare the reading experience of Luther Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music (236-241) with some online versions:
Due: dialogue/reflection journal |
| Wednesday 5/3 | Print Lab/CCLI |
| Monday 5/8 | Readings TBA
Due: dialogue/reflection journal |
| Wednesday 5/10 | Print Lab/CCLI |
| 5/15-5/19 | Grading Conferences
Due: Project Portfolio |