| Date |
Readings/Assignment |
Week One
(August 20 - August 26
)
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Course Introduction
- Reading:
- The Dynamic Legislative Process
- Understanding the Federal Courts (in particular read the following sections: Structure of the Federal Courts, the Jurisdiction of Federal Courts, the Federal Judicial Process in Brief (civil cases). You may want to keep the "common legal terms" page bookmarked and handy.
- Week 1 video (in Blackboard)
- Assignments due:
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| Week Two
(August 27 - Sept. 2 )
|
Overview
The Intellectual Property System
- Reading: Burgunder, chapter 1
- Assignments due:
- Due Weds: Quiz (5 pts)
- Due Sunday: Discussion board (4 pts)
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| Week 3
(Sept. 3 - Sept. 9)
|
Copyright Basics
- Reading: Burgunder, chapter 7 to page 277; Copyright Primer
- Assignments due:
- Due Weds: Quiz (5 pts)
- Due Sunday: Discussion board (4 pts)
- IP Assignment Agreement due
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| Week 4
(Sept. 10 - Sept. 16)
|
Fair Use
- Reading: Burgunder, chapter 7 pages 278-307
- Assignment due:
- Due Weds: Quiz (5 pts)
- Due Sunday: Discussion board (4 pts)
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| Week 5
(Sept. 17 - Sept. 23)
|
Fair Use, cont.
-
Reading: Bound by Law
-
Assignment due:
- Due Weds: Quiz (5 pts)
- Due Sunday:
- Discussion Board (4 pts)
- Group formation documents (10 pts)
- TWC551: graduate assignment research proposal due (10 pts)
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| Week 6
(Sept. 24 - Sept. 30)
|
Licensing vs. Copyright
- Reading: Burgunder, pages 634-655
- Assignment due:
- Due Weds: Quiz (5 pts)
- Due Sunday: Discussion board (4 pts)
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| Week 7
(October 1 - October 7)
|
Copyright & Digital Media
- Reading: Burgunder, chapter 8 to page 336
- Assignments due:
- Due Weds: Quiz (5 pts)
- Due Sunday: Discussion board (4 pts)
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| Week 8
(October 8 - October 14)
|
Copyright & Digital Media, cont.
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| Week 9
(October 15 - October 21)
|
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| Week 10
(October 22 - October 28)
|
Copyright & the Internet
- Reading: Burgunder, chapter 9 pages 401-418
-
Assignment due:
- Due Weds: Quiz (5 pts)
- Due Sunday: Discussion Board (4 pts)
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| Week 11
(October 29 - November 4)
|
Patents
- Reading: Burgunder, chapter 3
- Assignment due:
- Due Weds.: Quiz (5 pts)
- Due Sunday:
- Discussion Board (4 pts)
- Project update due (5 pts)
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| Week 12
(November 5 - November 11)
|
Trademarks
- Reading: Burgunder, chapter 10 to page 450
- Assignment due:
- Due Weds: Quiz (5 pts)
- Due Sunday:
- Project draft #2 due (10 pts)
- Discussion Board (4 pts)
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| Week
13
(November 12 - November 18)
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Copyright & the Internet, cont.
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| Week 14
(November 19 - November 25)
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Putting it all together
- Assignment due:
- Due November 28th
- Policies & Procedures final copy (25 pts)
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| Week 15
(November 26 - December 4)
|
Wrapping Up
- Assignment due:
- Due Sunday:
- Discussion board: Policies & Procedures review (4 pts)
- Peer reviews for group projects
- TWC551: Graduate assignment due (25 pts)
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