Course Catalog Number:
5734
Course Credits:
3
Course Type:
Seminar
Course Priority:
General Enrollment Course
Graduation Requirements:
Upper-Level Writing
"W" Writing
Full Year Course:
No
Course Description
This seminar explores intersections among copyright law, technological innovation, entertainment industries, and political and cultural change, using music as its central case study. Copyright law plays an important role in the contemporary landscape of the music industry. Digital platforms and cultural norms also increasingly shape how music is made, distributed, and enjoyed. Students will learn about how law is only one part of the entertainment sector. Part history, part law, part economics, and part culture, this collaborative seminar will feature faculty members in dialogue with one another and with guests who work in the art and business of music.
