Spring 2017 - Computers and the Law

Computers and the Law - Course Schedule

DATE CLASS DESCRIPTION READING MODULES NOTES
01/17/17 1 * Class Introduction
* Overview of Law and the Legal System
* Overview of Intellectual Property
None Class Introduction; Introduction to Law; IP Overview; Hiring an Attorney; Law School. N/A
01/24/17 2 * Internet Jurisdiction
* Email and Spam Laws
* Copyright pt. 1 Cybersell, Zippo, Washington Shoe, Virtumundo Klinger, & Creative, Alaska Stock. Internet Jurisdiction; Email; Copyright - requirements, fictional characters, work types, ownership, common law, protection schemes, architecture, term, foreign, and registration notice; Rights in Ideas; and Hot News. N/A
01/31/17 3 * Trademarks pt. 1
* Patents pt. 1
Interim Guidance and Examples (reference only) Trademarks - introduction, symbols, search, strength, state and common law, surname, prohibited, use, loss of rights, rights of others, and incontestable; Patents - introduction, 101, 102, and 103. Randy in Rolla. Combined class with Legal Environment starts at 4 p.m.; class dinner starts at 6:45 p.m.
02/07/17 4 * Trade Secrets
* Trespass to Chattels
* Copyright Law pt. 2 Lotus, Altai, Incredible, Tetris, Bidders Edge, Brown, & AvidAir Trade Secrets - introduction, mo law, customer list, and reasonable efforts; Trespass to chattels; Copyright - NonLiteral Protection. N/A
02/10/17 - 02/21/17 Test Test 1 - Classes 1-4
N/A Test - Coming soon... Exam is due on February 21, 2017 at noon central time. Make sure to e-mail your examination as an attachment to canisr@mst.edu with title CS 4700 Test 1 and your name.
02/14/17 5 * Copyright Law pt. 3
* Right of Publicity
* Parody Aereo, Wiley, Lewis Galoob, Sega, Campbell, Dr. Seuess, Leibovitz, Laws & Jordan Handout(s) - Copyright - distribution and first sale, public performance, derivative works, damanges and fees, fair use, reverse engineering, staututory backup right, moral rights; Parody; Right of Publicty. N/A
02/21/17 6 * Trademarks pt. 2
* Trade Dress
* Patents pt. 2 Tiffany & Baby Be Mine Trademarks - infringement and quality control; Trade Dress; Patents - specification, claims, and design patents. N/A
02/28/17 7 * Patents pt. 3
* Domain Names pt. 1 Therasense & Teva Patents - prosecution, provisionals, continuations, term, publication, inventionship, duty of disclosure, correction, repair/reconstruction, types of infringement, claim construction, patent reform; Domain Names - registration and portfolio manamgement. N/A
03/07/17 8 * DMCA pt. 1
* Software Licensing pt. 1
* Data Security Reimerdes, GameMasters, Lexmark, ProCD, Specht (reference only), Nguyen, Pisciotta v. Old National Bancorp (reference only), Resnick v. AvMed (reference only), FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp. DMCA - §1201 and rulemaking; Shrinkwrap Agreements; Terms of Use; Data Security - data breach and FTC regulation. N/A
03/10/17 - 03/22/17 Test Test 2 - Classes 5-8
N/A Test - Coming soon... Exam is due on March 22, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Make sure to e-mail your examination as an attachment to canisr@mst.edu.
03/14/17 9 * Class Cancelled/Book Report/Prepare for Oral Presentations N/A Handout 9 - N/A Book report due no later than the time you turn in your final exam or the final due date for the final exam.
03/21/17 10 * DMCA pt. 2
* Software Licensing pt. 2
* Privacy UMG, In the Matter of Snapchat, Inc., In the Matter of Facebook, Inc. (reference only), In the Matter of Sears Holdings Management Corp. (reference only) DMCA - §512; Agreements; Privacy - privacy policies and COPPA. N/A
03/28/17 ** No Class/Spring Break
04/04/17 11 * Spyware and Computer Crimes pt. 1
* HIPAA
* Open Source Crow (reference only), Reichert, Morris, & Cloherty Criminal Law - introduction and exploitation of minors; CFAA - overview, 1030(a)(4), and 1030(a)(5); DMCA - crime; Trade secrets - crime; HIPAA; Open Source; Family Movie Act. N/A
04/11/17 12 * Digital Media pt. 1
* Metatags and Keywords Diamond, Napster, Grokster 9th (reference only), Grokster Supreme (reference only), Welles, Promatek, Netscape, WhenU, Lens Copyright - music background; digital music players, file sharing; Metatags; Keywords. N/A
04/18/17 13 * Digital Media pt. 2
* Domain Names pt. 2
* Semiconductor Protection
* Database Protection Kirby, MP3Tunes, ReDigi, Ford, Shields, Express Services, Brooktree (reference only), Altera (reference only), & Feist Copyright - termination and music licensing; Domain Names - dispute resolution; Semiconductor; Database. N/A
04/25/17 14 * Spyware and Computer Crimes pt. 2
* Content Regulation
* Final Review Sayer & Sotelo Spyware; Cyberstalking; Copyright - theft prevention; Content Regulation; Privacy and Anonymity; Final Exam Information; Final Review.
N/A
04/28/17 - 05/09/17 Test Test 3 (Final) - Classes 1-13
N/A Final Examination - Coming soon... Document used to enter your answers available HERE. The exam is due by email to canisr@mst.edu no later than 11:59 p.m. on May 9, 2017.
05/02/17 15 * Oral Presentations
None N/A Presentations:

DATE	CLASS	DESCRIPTION	READING	MODULES	NOTES
01/17/17	1	* Class Introduction * Overview of Law and the Legal System * Overview of Intellectual Property	None	Class Introduction; Introduction to Law; IP Overview; Hiring an Attorney; Law School.	N/A
01/24/17	2	* Internet Jurisdiction * Email and Spam Laws * Copyright pt. 1	Cybersell, Zippo, Washington Shoe, Virtumundo Klinger, & Creative, Alaska Stock.	Internet Jurisdiction; Email; Copyright - requirements, fictional characters, work types, ownership, common law, protection schemes, architecture, term, foreign, and registration notice; Rights in Ideas; and Hot News.	N/A
01/31/17	3	* Trademarks pt. 1 * Patents pt. 1	Interim Guidance and Examples (reference only)	Trademarks - introduction, symbols, search, strength, state and common law, surname, prohibited, use, loss of rights, rights of others, and incontestable; Patents - introduction, 101, 102, and 103.	Randy in Rolla. Combined class with Legal Environment starts at 4 p.m.; class dinner starts at 6:45 p.m.
02/07/17	4	* Trade Secrets * Trespass to Chattels * Copyright Law pt. 2	Lotus, Altai, Incredible, Tetris, Bidders Edge, Brown, & AvidAir	Trade Secrets - introduction, mo law, customer list, and reasonable efforts; Trespass to chattels; Copyright - NonLiteral Protection.	N/A
02/10/17 - 02/21/17	Test	Test 1 - Classes 1-4	N/A	Test - Coming soon...	Exam is due on February 21, 2017 at noon central time. Make sure to e-mail your examination as an attachment to canisr@mst.edu with title CS 4700 Test 1 and your name.
02/14/17	5	* Copyright Law pt. 3 * Right of Publicity * Parody	Aereo, Wiley, Lewis Galoob, Sega, Campbell, Dr. Seuess, Leibovitz, Laws & Jordan	Handout(s) - Copyright - distribution and first sale, public performance, derivative works, damanges and fees, fair use, reverse engineering, staututory backup right, moral rights; Parody; Right of Publicty.	N/A
02/21/17	6	* Trademarks pt. 2 * Trade Dress * Patents pt. 2	Tiffany & Baby Be Mine	Trademarks - infringement and quality control; Trade Dress; Patents - specification, claims, and design patents.	N/A
02/28/17	7	* Patents pt. 3 * Domain Names pt. 1	Therasense & Teva	Patents - prosecution, provisionals, continuations, term, publication, inventionship, duty of disclosure, correction, repair/reconstruction, types of infringement, claim construction, patent reform; Domain Names - registration and portfolio manamgement.	N/A
03/07/17	8	* DMCA pt. 1 * Software Licensing pt. 1 * Data Security	Reimerdes, GameMasters, Lexmark, ProCD, Specht (reference only), Nguyen, Pisciotta v. Old National Bancorp (reference only), Resnick v. AvMed (reference only), FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp.	DMCA - §1201 and rulemaking; Shrinkwrap Agreements; Terms of Use; Data Security - data breach and FTC regulation.	N/A
03/10/17 - 03/22/17	Test	Test 2 - Classes 5-8	N/A	Test - Coming soon...	Exam is due on March 22, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Make sure to e-mail your examination as an attachment to canisr@mst.edu.
03/14/17	9	* Class Cancelled/Book Report/Prepare for Oral Presentations	N/A	Handout 9 - N/A	Book report due no later than the time you turn in your final exam or the final due date for the final exam.
03/21/17	10	* DMCA pt. 2 * Software Licensing pt. 2 * Privacy	UMG, In the Matter of Snapchat, Inc., In the Matter of Facebook, Inc. (reference only), In the Matter of Sears Holdings Management Corp. (reference only)	DMCA - §512; Agreements; Privacy - privacy policies and COPPA.	N/A
03/28/17	**	No Class/Spring Break
04/04/17	11	* Spyware and Computer Crimes pt. 1 * HIPAA * Open Source	Crow (reference only), Reichert, Morris, & Cloherty	Criminal Law - introduction and exploitation of minors; CFAA - overview, 1030(a)(4), and 1030(a)(5); DMCA - crime; Trade secrets - crime; HIPAA; Open Source; Family Movie Act.	N/A
04/11/17	12	* Digital Media pt. 1 * Metatags and Keywords	Diamond, Napster, Grokster 9th (reference only), Grokster Supreme (reference only), Welles, Promatek, Netscape, WhenU, Lens	Copyright - music background; digital music players, file sharing; Metatags; Keywords.	N/A
04/18/17	13	* Digital Media pt. 2 * Domain Names pt. 2 * Semiconductor Protection * Database Protection	Kirby, MP3Tunes, ReDigi, Ford, Shields, Express Services, Brooktree (reference only), Altera (reference only), & Feist	Copyright - termination and music licensing; Domain Names - dispute resolution; Semiconductor; Database.	N/A
04/25/17	14	* Spyware and Computer Crimes pt. 2 * Content Regulation * Final Review	Sayer & Sotelo	Spyware; Cyberstalking; Copyright - theft prevention; Content Regulation; Privacy and Anonymity; Final Exam Information; Final Review.	N/A
04/28/17 - 05/09/17	Test	Test 3 (Final) - Classes 1-13	N/A	Final Examination - Coming soon... Document used to enter your answers available HERE.	The exam is due by email to canisr@mst.edu no later than 11:59 p.m. on May 9, 2017.
05/02/17	15	* Oral Presentations	None	N/A	Presentations: