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Intellectual Property Boston College Law School April 19, 2007 State Law –Contract.

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1 Intellectual Property Boston College Law School April 19, 2007 State Law –Contract

2 State Intellectual Property Laws Different areas –Trade Secret –Misappropriation –Contract –Idea Submissions –Publicity –Moral Rights –Trespass Preemption

3 Shrinkwrap Examples Application to other copyrighted goods –Casebook –CD –Magazine Enforceability of terms –No re-sale provision –No personal copies –Limited use –No reverse-engineering –No fair use, criticism

4 Shrinkwrap/Clickwrap Issues Contract law –Offer and acceptance –Unconscionability Copyright law –Preemption

5 Clickwrap Hypothetical Facts –Download music through on-line service –Subject to certain terms and conditions Can burn only 3 copies Use only on a single portable device No right to remix or parody Issues –Enforceability? –Consistency w/ copyright law?

6 Administrative Next Assignment –Read through VII.D – Publicity


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