Law 874: Seminar in Advanced Copyright Law Topics

Assignment for September 22: Anticircumvention and section 1201, part 2

1. Read H.R. 1587, The Unlocking Technology Act of 2015 (introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren 3/24/15)
2. Read H.R. 1883, The Breaking Down Barriers to Innovation Act of 2015 (introduced by Rep. Jared Polis 4/16/2015)
   • Senator Ron Wyden introduced the similar S. 990 in the Senate on the same day)

Now, consult govtrack.us to assess the likelihood that one or more of these bills will be enacted.

3. Explore the Copyright Office Section 1201 Policy Study:
   • Read the Notice of Inquiry (Dec. 29, 2015)
   • Read some of the initial comments
     1. Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
     2. Association of American Publishers, Motion Picture Association of America & Recording Industry Association of America
     3. Authors Alliance
     4. BSA — The Software Alliance
     5. Columbia Law School Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
     6. Consumers Union
     7. Copyright Alliance
     8. Electronic Frontier Foundation
     9. Entertainment Software Association
     10. Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
     11. Learning Disabilities Association of America
     12. Library Copyright Alliance
     13. Organization for Transformative Works
     14. Owners’ Rights Initiative
     15. Software and Information Industry Association
   • Read some of the reply comments
     1. Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
     2. Association of American Publishers, Motion Picture Association of America & Recording Industry Association of America
     3. Copyright Alliance
     4. Electronic Frontier Foundation
     5. Entertainment Software Association
     6. Library Copyright Alliance
     7. Software and Information Industry Association

   This is a small sampling. Many more comments are posted here.

4. Read the Complaint in Green v. Lynch (filed July 21, 2016).

Upload a short (250-300 word) reaction paper to Canvas by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, September 20.