Project Assignment
Short Presentation & Paper of a Copyright or Ownership Media Case
For the midterm project you will be analyzing a copyright or media ownership case. Media artifacts that may be analyzed for this project include music, art, literature, entertainment, and more.
Overview
By exploring specific copyright and/or ownership cases we can learn about the complexities of copyright policies and ownership. Students can work individually or in pairs to analyze a specific copyright or ownership case. They will 1) create a short 3-minute presentation and turn in a 5-page paper using APA Style.
The Paper:
• Your paper should include a detailed summary of the issue and copyright/ownership case
• The parties involved and their intentions
• Background info - other cases similar to this, background info on the material and people
• Why is this case important
• Your opinion and evidence to support your opinion.
Some cases to research:
ART
Roger vs. Koons
Associated Press vs. Fairey Shephard
Carions vs. Prince
MUSIC
The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony"
Happy Birthday song
A&M Records vs. Napster
Led Zepplin's "Stairway to Heaven" vs. Randy Wolfe
BUSINESS
Modern Dog Design vs. Target
Ivanka Trump vs Aquazzura
ENTERTAINMENT
S. Victor Whitmill vs. Warner Bros.
JK Rowling vs. Vander Ark's ‘Harry Potter Lexicon'
Jordan Scott vs. Stephenie Meyer ‘Twilight'.