Assignment for the first week of class:

• Read pages xxi-xxiii, 1, and 581-582 in Software and Internet Law

Depending upon your background, you may also find the following optional reading materials helpful:

• Mark Lemley et al., Introduction to Computer Technology, Network Economics, and Intellectual Property Law   (2MB PDF file)
• Barry M. Leiner et al., A Brief History of the Internet
• Software and Internet Law, pages 1019-1033

If you want to read ahead, read chapter 9 (pages 583-628) next.

This is the required textbook for the course:

• Mark Lemley, Peter S. Menell, Robert P. Merges & Pamela Samuelson, Software and Internet Law (2d ed., Aspen L. & Bus. 2003) (ISBN 0-7355-3654-6)

(The list price of the textbook is $87.00; it is available directly from Aspen Publishers for that price. The textbook is also available from the JMLS Bookstore, and a copy has been placed on course reserve in the JMLS Library.)