Law 874: Seminar in Advanced Copyright Law Topics

Assignment for November 3: Pre-1972 sound recordings, part 2

  1. Read Association for Recorded Sound Collections and Music Library Association, Legal Impediments to Preservation of and Access to the Audio Heritage of the United States (Nov. 2, 2007)

  2. Read H.R. 2933, Sound Recording Simplification Act, 112th Congress (2011)

  3. Read H.R. 4772, Respecting Senior Performers as Essential Cultural Treasures [RESPECT] Act, 113th Congress (2014)

  4. Read H.R. 1733, Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015, 114th Congress (2015)

  5. Read Julie Ross, [Un]happy Together: Why the Supremacy ClausePreempts State Law Digital Performance Rights inRadio-Like Streaming of Pre-1972 SoundRecordings, 62 J. Copyright Soc’y USA 545 (2015)

  6. Read ABS Entertainment v. CBS Corporation, Copy. L. Rep. (CCH) P30,934, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71470 (C.D. Cal. May 30, 2016) (another copy)

  7. Read Stephen Carlisle, Everything Old is New Again! Are We On the Road to Perpetual Copyright in Sound Recordings?, Nova Southeastern University Copyright Office Blog (June 16, 2016)

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    Upload a short (250-300 word) reaction paper to Canvas by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, November 1.