| August 24 | Introduction to the American legal system | Introduction to the law slides |
| August 31 | Copyright: Introduction |
Treatise Chapter 1 References: Copyright statutes, copyright term |
| September 7 | No class - Labor Day | |
| September 14 | Copyright: Software | Treatise Chapter 2 |
| September 21 | Trade secrets: Source code | Notes on trade secrets |
| September 28 | Patents: Introduction | Treatise Chapter 4 |
| October 5 | Patents: Software-based inventions |
Treatise
Chapter 5 Bilski amicus brief |
| October 12 | No class - Fall break | |
| October 19 | Patents: Applications First take-home exam due |
"Writing an
Application for a Software-Based Invention: A Programmer’s Guide" Software patent drafting slides United States Patent 7,028,044 |
| October 26 | Patents: Review | |
| November 2 | Licenses: The GPL |
Notes
on licenses Background, GPLv2, GPLv3, LGPLv3 The Open Source Definition Other "free" and "open source" licenses Legal risks with GPLv3 Novell-Microsoft patent agreement |
| November 9 | No class - Bilski oral arguments | |
| November 16 | Trademarks | Notes on trademarks |
| November 23 |
Copyright: Digital music Final exam passed out in class |
Treatise Chapter 3 |
| November 30 | Current issues |
Ringtones Filesharing problems and solutions(?) |
| December 7 | Review of class Final take-home exam due |
Last revised 11-19-2009