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| INFO 205 : Information Law & Policy Administrivia Teaching Team Professor Pamela Samuelson Office Hours: Monday ??:am-??:am 3xx South Hall TA Andrew McDiarmid Course Description
Two hours of lecture per week. Law is one of a number of policies that mediates the tension between free flow and restrictions on the flow of information. This course introduces students to copyright and other forms of legal protection for databases, licensing of information, consumer protection, liability for insecure systems and defective information, privacy, and national and international information policy. Course Information Information Law & Policy INFO 205 Course Dates: January 28 to May 12, 2008 Lecture Schedule: Monday 2:00pm-4:00pm in 202 South Hall Units: 2 Grading Option: Letter Grade only Course Text Required Course Reader, . University Copy, 2425 Channing Way, Berkeley (510-549-2335), 2008. Course Work January 28 : Monday Introduction to Information Policy Required Readings "5 Challenges (Reader, p.3)" [] February 4 : Monday Copyright Protection for Data Compilations Required Readings "Feist v. Rural,
Warren v. Microdos (Reader, p.11)" [] February 11 : Monday Technology and (Mis)appropriation of Data Required Readings "NBA v. Motorola (Reader, p.47)" [] February 25 : Monday Mass Market Licensing of Data Compilations Required Readings "Pro-CD v. Zeidenberg (Reader, p.61), Elkin-Koren BTLJ " [] March 3 : Monday Consumer Protection & Information Licensing Required Readings "Mortensen, Williams v. AOL,
Braucher Principles (Reader, p. 91)" [] March 10 : Monday Liability for Defective Information Required Readings "Cardozo, Aetna, Samuelson (Reader, p. 141)" [] March 17 : Monday Balancing Employer/Employee Interests:
Copyright & Patent Default Rules Required Readings "Wexler v. Greenberg, Whyte v. Schlage, KGB v. Giannoulas (Reader, p. 155)" [] March 31 : Monday Balancing Employer/Employee Interests:
Trade Secrecy Law, Restrictive Covenants Required Readings "Aymes v. Bonelli, Aetna Standard (Reader, p. 183)" [] April 7 : Monday EU Approach to Information Privacy Protection Required Readings "EU Directive (Reader, p. 195)" [] April 14 : Monday US Approach to Information Privacy Protection Required Readings " FTC Report, Advisory Comm (Reader, p. 221)" [] April 21 : Monday Privacy of Electronic Communications Required Readings "US v. Councilman, US v. Warshak (Reader, p. 263)" [] April 28 : Monday Unsolicited Email as Computer Trespass Required Readings "Intel v. Hamidi (Reader, p. 291)" [] May 5 : Monday Government Mandate to Filter Indecent Content Required Readings " ALA v. US (Reader, p. 323)" [] May 12 : Monday Net Neutrality Required Readings "Atkinson & Weiser, Madison River (Reader, p. 351)" [] last updated on 2008-01-19 by RJG |
