Turin, 12 November 2025
Harvard University Law School CopyrightX
Turin University Affiliated Course 2025-2026 Fall Edition
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
About CopyrightX
CopyrightX is a course on Copyright Law developed by Professor William Fisher III at Harvard University Law School and first offered online in the spring semester of 2013 under the auspices of the HarvardX distance-learning initiative and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. Since 2014, CopyrightX has also been offered as an affiliated course in several other countries, including Italy.
The course 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 how the copyright system seeks to stimulate and regulate creative expression.
Turin Affiliated Course
The Harvard Law School CopyrightX – Turin University Affiliated Course follows the outline of the Harvard presential course. The course focuses on US copyright law, in the context of the theoretical background provided by Professor Fisher’s lectures. In addition, during the weekly sessions, we will discuss EU copyright law and international and comparative perspectives.
The Harvard University CopyrightX – Turin University Affiliated Course is coordinated by Maximiliano Marzetti, PhD, Associate Professor of Law at IESEG School of Management in Paris, and former Deputy Director to the Turin University-WIPO LLM in Intellectual Property, and is under the supervision of Alessandro Cogo, Associate Professor of Intellectual Property and Business Law at the University of Turin, School of Law, and Director to the Turin University-WIPO LLM in Intellectual Property.
Admission to the Harvard Law School CopyrightX – Turin University Affiliated Course is free of charge and open to anyone who has completed a bachelor’s degree, has knowledge or experience in copyright matters or intellectual property law, and has full professional command of the English language. The process is highly competitive, and enrollment is limited to a maximum of 20 successful applicants. Please note that only successful applicants will be notified. If you do not receive a notification by the end of the designated period, you may consider application usuccessful. There is no possibility of appealing or reviewing the selection outcomes.
Participants must be prepared to dedicate a minimum of six hours per week to the CopyrightX course. This includes approximately 1.5 hours for viewing recorded lectures, 1.5 hours for attending the weekly seminar, and at least 3 hours for reading the assigned materials listed in the syllabus. Weekly seminars, each lasting 1.5 hours, will be held online using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or a similar platform. Sessions will take place on Thursday or Friday afternoons, or Saturday mornings (Central European Time). Before the start of the course, a poll will be conducted to determine the schedule that best accommodates the majority of enrolled students. Please do not apply if you cannot commit in advance to attending the weekly seminars on the designated days.
At the scheduled weekly seminar time, students must be able to join from a quiet location with a stable internet connection and must remain visible and actively engaged throughout the session. Attendance at the weekly seminars is mandatory and constitutes a prerequisite for sitting the final examination. To be eligible for a certificate of completion, participants must pass a written final exam administered at the end of the course. Participants who successfully pass the exam will receive an electronic certificate of completion issued by Harvard University. Before applying, please ensure that you can commit to the course requirements. If you are uncertain about your availability, you are kindly advised not to apply.
If you wish to apply, please complete the application form and email it to maxmarzetti@gmail.com, with the following subject line: “COPYRIGHTX_TURIN2526_APPLICATION OF_ [YOUR_SURNAME, YOUR_NAME]”.
Applications are accepted until November 23, 2025, at 23:59 CET. Successful candidates will be notified immediately. Candidates who do not receive a positive reply by 28 November, 23:59 CET should be considered not accepted. The course will commence in early December, which includes weekly synchronous (live) online seminars with the coordinator, and is expected to conclude in February 2026.