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European Community approaches; the impact of international treaties, including the U.S.–EC dispute before the World Trade Organization; implications for affected industries; and broader cultural implications. (Examination)
6850 Law of Software Contracts (1)
Contract and copyright issues arising out of software contracts. Contractual attempts to authorize or restrict copying and use of software; the proper legal characterization of software and software contracts; copyright limitations on contractual terms; formation of software contracts and potential remedies for their breach. (Examination)
6851 Copyright and the Changing Role of the Copy (1)
Consideration of the changing role of the copy in copyright law and in cultural dissemination, using materials drawn from law, cultural history, sociology, and art theory. Articulation of features of traditional dissemination through discrete copies and the alteration of those features through digital network distribution and typical rights management permission bundles. The effect of audio and video recording and computer technologies on our understanding of the copy, and proposals for reform of the statutory exclusive rights. (Examination)
6852 European Intellectual Property Law (1)
Introduction to the law of technology protection (patent and trade secret law) in Europe, including basic institutions, obtaining protection, exploitation and licensing, and enforcement. Overview of European trademark institutions. (Examination)
6853 Chinese Intellectual Property Law (1)
Introduction to intellectual property (IP) law in China, focusing on technology, commercialization and IP enforcement, and practical aspects of China IP strategy from the perspective of foreign businesses entering the Chinese market. Major themes include recent IP legislative developments in China, recent landmark cases, and pitfalls and risks in acquiring and transacting in IP in China. (Examination)
6854 Artistic Freedom and Control in Copyright (1)
Consideration of the tensions in copyright law between an artist’s right to control his or her work in terms of access, use, and presentation, and of other artists’ freedom to remix, sample, parody, and otherwise transform existing content. Comparative examination of policy approaches taken by jurisdictions that emphasize “fair use,” such as the United States, and jurisdictions that emphasize “moral rights,” such as France and Germany, using examples drawn from music, film and publishing. (Examination)
National Security and U.S. Foreign Relations 6870 National Security Law (2 or 3)
Raven-Hansen, Altenburg, Warren
U.S. law (and incorporated international law) affecting national security. Topics may include the use of armed force abroad (general war, defensive war and reprisal, peace and stabilization operations); intelligence operations abroad (history, organization and oversight, legal issues in the field); selected issues of counterterrorism; and access to and protection of classified information (classification, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), state secrets privilege, leak control, prior restraints on publication). Students who have previously taken or are concurrently enrolled in Law 6875 must have the instructor’s permission to enroll in this course. (Examination)
6871 U.S. Foreign Relations Law (2 or 3)
Matheson, Murphy, Swaine
The nature and origins of the federal government’s foreign relations powers; cooperation and competition between the executive and legislative branches; the role of the courts in foreign affairs; limitations on state powers touching on foreign affairs; treaties, executive agreements, and customary international law and their relationship to U.S.