Software and Internet Law

by Mark A. Lemley

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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 show more 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 show less

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Mark A. Lemley: Professor of Law University of California at Berkeley Peter S. Menell: Professor of Law University of California at Berkeley Robert P. Merges: Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich, and Rosati Professor of Law and Technology University of California at Berkeley Pamela Samuelson: Professor of Law and Information Management University of show more California at Berkeley show less

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Politics and Government, Nonfiction, Technology
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343.7309Society, government, & cultureLawMilitary, defense, public property, public finance, tax, commerce (trade), industrial lawNorth AmericaUnited States
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KF3024 .C6 .S617LawLaw of the United StatesLaw of the United States (Federal)Intellectual propertyCopyright
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