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2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

US 233 Copy!-Right? Creativity and Copyright


Copy!-Right? Focuses on the relationship between creative expression and intellectual property law, specifically, copyrights and trademarks. The course will provide an overview of how copyright and trademark law have developed in the United States, and the implications it has for artists, musicians, designers, teachers, and anyone else engaged in the cultural creative discourse. It explores how intellectual property law both protects and hinders creative expression by discussing issues related to fair use, cultural preservation, and the “moral” rights of the artist. Students will have the opportunity to create several transformative works of art as a basis for considering the different issues in actual practice.