IS 205 : Information Law and Policy

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January 17 : Tuesday

Introduction to Information Law and Policy 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

Five Challenges, Samuelson [Online]

Declaration, Barlow [Online]

Assignment 1 assigned 

Due on January 24

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January 19 : Thursday

Employer and Employee Information Rights - I. Trade Secrets 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

Wexler v. Greenberg [Online]

Cybertek v. Whitfield [Online]

January 24 : Tuesday

Employer and Employee Information Rights - II. Non-Compete 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

KGB v. Gionnoulas [Online]

Cal Code 16600 [Online]

Assignment 1 due 

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Assignment 2 assigned 

Due on February 2

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January 26 : Thursday

Employer and Employee Information Rights - III. Copyright and Patent 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

Aymes v. Bonelli [Online]

Aetna-Standard v. Rowland [Online]

January 31 : Tuesday

Intellectual Property I: Copyright Protection for Data and Databases 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

Feist v. Rural Telephone [Online]

CCC v. Maclean Hunter [Online]

February 2 : Thursday

Intellectual Property II: Limits on Data Protection 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

Warren v. Microdos [Online]

NBA v. Motorola [Online]

EU Directive [Online]

Assignment 2 due 

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February 7 : Tuesday

Peer-to-Peer and the Limits of Liability 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

MGM v. Grokster [Online]

Assignment 3 assigned 

Due on February 16

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February 9 : Thursday

X-Wrap Licenses and Open Source 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

ProCD v. Zeidenberg [Online]

UCITA Provisions [Online]

GNU General Public License [Online]

February 14 : Tuesday

Licensing and Liability 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

Mortenson v. Timberline [Online]

Williams v. AOL [Online]

Cardozo v. True [Online]

Aetna v. Jeppesen [Online]

February 16 : Thursday

U.S. Policy on Security 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

National Strategy [Online]

Assignment 3 due 

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February 21 : Tuesday

The "Privacy" "Debate" 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

EU Directive [Online]

FTC Privacy Report [Online]

Cal. Sen. Bill. 1834 (2004) [Online]

Assignment 4 assigned 

Due on March 7

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February 23 : Thursday

E-Commerce 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

Granholm v. Heald [Online]

February 28 : Tuesday

Criminal Law I: Spam and Spyware 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

Spy Act (proposed) [Online]

Can-Spam Act (2003) [Online]

March 2 : Thursday

Criminal Law II: DMCA 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

Lexmark v. Static Control [Online]

On-Line Policy Group v. Diebold [Online]

March 7 : Tuesday

Concluding Thoughts 

Lecturer: Larry Downes

Required Readings

Easterbrook, Law of the Horse [Online]

Assignment 4 due 

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