Course Home Page for Global Intellectual Property: History and Theory

Spring 2010
Law No.: LAW9131
Sched. No.: 110217952

Global Intellectual Property: History and Theory*
Section 1
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Vaidhyanathan, Siva

Administrative Information:

Days, Times (Room):	T, 1900-2100 (SL284)
Credits:	3	Type:	Seminar
Capacity:	16^{This information is current as of}^{11/24/2009 06:49:08 AM}^
Current Enrollment:	15 ^{This information is current as of}^{11/24/2009 06:49:08 AM}^

Course Description:

This research seminar would survey the "first principles" and subsequent development of the global copyright and patent systems and pay particular attention to 20th century developments of globalization and digitization. The course will consider the key issues and controversies surrounding the steady growth of global Intellectual Property law and policy since 1710. It will not focus on the United States but will instead consider the effects global standardization is having on both developed and developing nations and the relationship among the these two sets. The reading will include essays by the most provocative and influential scholars in the field of “critical information studies”: law professors, computer scientists, communication and media studies scholars, historians, anthropologists, library and information studies scholars, and political scientists.

PREREQUISITE: Patent Law, Copyright Law recommended but not required
COURSE REQUIREMENT: A substantial research paper

Prerequisites:

Patent Law, Copyright Law recommended but not required

This course is on the approved upper-level writing requirement course list.