TWC 451/551 Intellectual Property and Copyright
Multimedia Writing and Technical Communication
Fall 2009
Readings and Discussion Board Leaders

Week

Readings

Discussion Board Leaders

August 24-30 

Course Introduction

  • Introductory video (in Blackboard Course Documents) 
  • The Dynamic Legislative Process 
  • Understanding the Federal Courts (in particular be sure you understand the following sections: Structure of the Federal Courts, the Jurisdiction of Federal Courts, the Federal Judicial Process in Brief (civil cases). You may want to keep the "common legal terms" page bookmarked and handy. 

Barbara

August 31-Sept. 6

The Intellectual Property System

Barbara

Sept. 7 - Sept. 13 

Copyright Basics

Katy Gill

Linda McCurry

Sept. 14 - Sept. 20

Copyright Basics

Burgunder, chapter 7 to page 277

Theresa Munanga

Aquil Hameed

Sept. 21 - Sept. 27

Fair Use

Burgunder, chapter 7 pages 278-307

Jewell Loree

Adam Burton

Sept. 28 - Oct. 4

Fair Use, cont

Copyright 101, Module 2

Jillian Furbish

Julie Janssen

Oct. 5 - Oct. 11

TEACH

Andrew Davila

Tiffany Steinberg

Oct. 12 - 18

Licensing

Burgunder, pages 634 - 655

Copyright 101 module 1 video (review copyright-licensing info)

Tim Allen

Renee Palting

Oct. 19 - 25 

Licensing

TBA

None

Oct. 26 - Nov. 1

Digital Media

Burgunder, ch. 8

Carol Kabat

Freddi Steele

Nov. 2 - Nov. 8 

Digital Millenium Copyright Act

None

Nov. 9 - Nov. 15

Copyright and the Internet

Burgunder, ch. 9

Rachel Dalthorp

Ben Winslett

Ronald Jefferson

Nov. 16 - 22

Patents

Julie Espinosa

Kimberly Tiano

Shannon Johnson

Nov. 23 - 29 

Trademarks

None

Nov. 30 - Dec. 6

Alternatives and Wrapping Up

Becca Thompson

Kim Quinn


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