Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fall Semester, 2010
MIT 6.805/STS085: Ethics and Law on the Electronic
Frontier
Complete paper drafts are due on Nov. 24. There will be
no extensions.
Preparation for week of class on November 22
Copyright and the Internet
Reading
Read the following before class:
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US Code Title 17, section 512, the DMCA
safe harbor, and "notice and take-down" provisions
Read the Supreme Court ruling in Sony
Corporation of America v. Universal City Studios, and brief
the case. The brief is for you, not for turning in. But you'll need
the brief in order to participate in the class.
Read the last June's Federal District Court ruling in the case
of Viacom against YouTube. What was actual issue before the court,
and how did the court rule?