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In the decade since the Internet and cellular communication became omnipresent and inexpensive, intellectual property law has been pressed by technology in ways never imagined. Examples include: digital rights management (DRM), creative commons, open source software, digital movie and music downloading, eroding US patent dominance, Internet piracy, personal data ownership and privacy, fair use and the Internet.

 
The recommended texts/references for the class are:

Howard B. Rockman
Intellectual Property Law for Engineering and Scientists
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Michael A. Lechter, Earl C. Clifford, Robert B. Famiglio,
Successful Patents and Patenting for Engineers and Scientists
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Lawrence Lessig,
The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World
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Read Zoran Jandric's report; (Post Script) (MS Word)
Read Chuck Mann's report; (Post Script) (MS Word)

Seth Shulman,
Owning the Future
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Read Barry Smith's report; (Post Script) (MS Word)

Lewis C. Lee (Editor), J. Scott Davidson (Editor),
Intellectual Property for the Internet
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Orin E. Laney Lewis C. Lee (Editor), J. Scott Davidson (Editor),
"Professional Guide Series: ``Intellectual Property and the Employee Engineer'' will familiarize IEEE members, employed in design, research or other capacities that require creativity and technical competence, with the intellectual property issues surrounding their work, and the career implications for creative and inventive individuals. (August 2001)"
available free to IEEE members (in PDF format).
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