Tuesday, December 9, 2008

December 9, 2008

POS 282--Introduction to American Law
In class today, Tuesday 12/9, we went over the previously distributed Maine Tort Claims Act, and then the Boone case on p. 257. I also discussed two Maine cases,
Ms. K. v. City of South Portland and Henriksen v. Cameron. The assignment for Thursday 12/11 is to read through the Wilen case, that starts on p. 278 of the text.

CMJ 375--Mass Media Law
In class today Tuesday 12/9, we continued going over the concepts of copyright law. We discussed three casebook cases, the CCNV case regarding work for hire, and the Harper and Row case regarding fair use, and the Eldred case regarding duration of copyright. The assignment for Thursday 12/11 is to read through p. 346 of the text, and to read in the casebook the Grokster case (p. 196) and the Time Magazine case (p. 202).

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