This topic explores the laws and industry practices relating to the development, protection and commercialization of software, databases and computers. The primary focus will be on two areas of law: intellectual property and contracts/licensing. We will also cover international and commercial issues…
The topic concentrates on the notions of liberty and equality under the Constitution, often located in the Commerce Clause as well as the Fifth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Amendments. The aim of the topic is not limited to studying the Supreme Court's doctrinal assertions, but includes assessing the…
This topic will begin with a discussion of the purposes of copyright law, will proceed to investigate the subject matter of copyright protection, what criteria works must meet to be eligible, who owns copyright, what rights authors have to control (and not control) certain kinds of uses of their wor…
This topic will consider various proposals to reform U.S. copyright law. This law is long, complex, incomprehensible in many respects, and lacking in normative heft. It is also the work product of 1950's era thinking and has proven to be brittle at times when one tries to apply it to situations that…