HLS & Berkman Center's Free Online CopyrightX Class

Both lawyers and librarians are on the front lines of enforcing copyright. If you are interested in learning more about copyright from preeminent scholars, you may be interested in Harvard Law School and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society's free online class called CopyrightX.

"CopyrightX is a networked course that explores the current law of copyright; the impact of that law on art, entertainment, and industry; and the ongoing debates concerning how the law should be reformed. Through a combination of recorded lectures, assigned readings, weekly seminars, live interactive webcasts, and online discussions, participants in the course examine and assess the ways in which the copyright system seeks to stimulate and regulate creative expression."

Three types of courses make up the CopyrightX Community:

• a residential course on Copyright Law, taught by Prof. Fisher to approximately 100 Harvard Law School students;
• an online course divided into sections of 25 students, each section taught by a Harvard Teaching Fellow;
• a set of affiliated courses based in countries other than the United States, each taught by an expert in copyright law.

If you are interested in participating in the online session, make sure that you apply soon. "Participation in the online sections is free and is open to anyone at least 13 years of age, but enrollment is limited. Admission to the online sections will be administered through an open application process that opens on October 15 and closes on December 15. For details, see CopyrightX:Sections."