LAW 7688

Research Seminar: The Law of Software

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This course is intended for students who are interested in software and technology law and want to improve their skills in working with legal scholarship. There are no formal prerequisites, but you should have some familiarity with software, and some familiarity with technology law. Specific topics will vary from year to year, but will typically include intellectual property protections for software, constitutional rights to create and run software, embedding legal rules in digital systems, and the regulation of complex artificial intelligence and machine learning systems. The readings will primarily consist of classic and cutting-edge legal scholarship, supplemented with materials on technical background and legal research. Over the course of the semester, participants will research and write a publishable piece of scholarship.

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Permission Note Open to: both law and non-law graduate students.

Comments Law students should enroll using the usual procedures. Non-law students should contact the instructor to enroll. Undergraduates will be considered only in exceptional circumstances.

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