Software and Internet Law 2000

by Lemley, Mark A.; Menell, Peter S.; Merges, Robert P.; Samuelson, Pamela

• ISBN13: 9780735513129
• ISBN10: 0735513120
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

This unique area of the law calls for a comprehensive, in-depth casebook that can meet the challenge and this is it! to keep up with the constantly changing world of Internet Law, The authors of SOFTWARE AND INTERNET LAW have designed the Internet materials to serve as the nucleus of an Internet Law class. Along with the authors' companion website, this casebook offers complete coverage of all aspects of computer law including hardware, software, The Internet, and E-commerce. What makes this casebook such a necessity for your Software or Internet Law course? Offers a traditional casebook with a cases-and-notes pedagogy, paired with a website that features important and cutting-edge cases and articles Presents an invaluable combination of original text, significant cases, challenging problems, and exemplary questions mixed with the authors' insight based on their cumulative scholarship and classroom experience Illuminates the many roles of lawyers servicing the software industry and Internet such as: Drafting or negotiating agreements For The custom development of software Knowing how to protect a firm's overall intellectual capital in software Reviewing a website to ensure that no illegal content is posted there Litigating claims and settling disputes between their clients and other firms Integrates legal concepts from a variety of fields such as contract law, intellectual property, and antitrust law to promote dynamic thinking and problem solving in this fast-paced field Raises questions about the adequacy of existing laws for adapting To The challenges posed by computer software And The Internet Discusses innovative licensing agreements such as 'shrink-wrap licenses' for distributing mass-market information products Considers economic issues in computer law, especially those derived from 'network effects' in which the function of software or hardware depends upon pre-existing and patented software Allows professors to supplement the existing material with their own material or content from the authors' website to explore a topic in greater depth SOFTWARE AND INTERNET LAW features such hot topics as: Free speech Jurisdiction Electronic commerce Domain names Spam Security Internet regulation

Table of Contents

Contents	xi
Preface	xxiii
Acknowledgments	xxvii
Introduction to Computer Technology, Network Economics, and Intellectual Property Law	1	(46)
PART I SOFTWARE LAW	47	(726)
Trade Secret Protection	49	(48)
Copyright Law	97	(162)
Patent Protection	259	(110)
Trademarks and Trade Dress	369	(24)
Sui Generis Protection of Computer Technology	393	(46)
Software Licensing	439	(100)
Antitrust in the Computer Industry	539	(104)
International Protection of Computer Technology	643	(130)
PART II INTERNET LAW	773	(316)
Jurisdiction and Choice of Law	775	(24)
Intellectual Property in Cyberspace	799	(122)
Content Regulation	921	(50)
Computer Crimes	971	(20)
Privacy, Anonymity, and Encryption	991	(34)
Electronic Commerce	1025	(44)
Internet Governance	1069	(20)
Glossary	1089	(12)
Table of Cases	1101	(8)
Table of Statutes	1109	(4)
Index	1113