Copyright: A Contemporary Approach


This webpage provides links to the current annual supplement to Robert Brauneis & Roger E. Schechter, Copyright: A Contemporary Approach (2nd ed. 2018), and to online materials that are also linked directly from the electronic versions of the book or the supplement.


Annual Supplement

The current annual supplement, for Fall 2022, is available in PDF format here and in Microsoft Word format here.


Online Materials

Online materials that are linked from the electronic versions of the book and the supplement are available below:

Chapter 2

  • "Oscar Wilde No. 18" by Napoleon Sarony, the photograph at issue in the Burrow-Giles case (Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony, 111 U.S. 53 (1884))
  • The photograph "Catch of the Day," by wildlife photographer Thomas Mangelsen (Mannion v. Coors Brewing Co., 377 F.Supp.2d 444 (2005))
  • The photographs "Grace of Youth" and "Cherry Ripe" (Gross v. Seligman, 212 F. 930 (2d Cir. 1914))
  • Jorie Gracen's painting (Gracen v. Bradford Exchange, 698 F.2d 300 (7th Cir. 1983))
  • The Bradford Exchange plate featuring a painting by James Auckland (Gracen v. Bradford Exchange, 698 F.2d 300 (7th Cir. 1983))
  • The copyright registration rejection letter sent to Cindy Garcia (Garcia v. Google, Inc., 786 F.3d 733 (9th Cir. 2015))

Chapter 3

  • Abie's Irish Rose Original Copyright Registration and Renewal Index Card (Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp., 45 F.2d 119 (2d Cir. 1931)