Wikipedia:WikiProject Intellectual Property law 2009 Berkeley
Note: This page is now here for archival purposes only. The current Intellectual Property law WikiProject is at Wikipedia:WikiProject Intellectual Property law.
Introduction
[edit]Students in the University of California Berkeley's Fall 2009 Intellectual Property Law for the Information Industries course seek to improve Wikipedia pages related to Intellectual Property law topics. (It's also an assignment.)
They've identified the following pages that they may work on:
Possible Pages to Work on
[edit]Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Agreements
[edit]| Wiki User(s) | Wiki Page(s) |
|---|---|
| open | Trade secret |
| open | Non-compete clause |
| Ptt.nguyen and Mikewcarwin | Rivendell Forest Prods. v. Georgia-Pacific Corp. (district and appellate decisions) |
| Rlough | Data General Corp. v. Digital Comp. Controls, Inc. |
| Misspaaj | Comprehensive Techs. Int'l, Inc. v. Software Artisans, Inc. |
| open | Lee Kaifu |
| Agreatnotion | Mark Papermaster, IBM v. Papermaster |
Copyright Protection for Code
[edit]First Sale and Section 117
[edit]Derivative Works and Fair Use
[edit]| Wiki User(s) | Wiki Page(s) |
|---|---|
| open | Derivative work |
| open | Fair use |
| open | Midway Mfg. Co. v. Artic Int'l, Inc. |
| open | Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. |
| open | Micro Star v. FormGen Inc. |
| open | Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corporation |
| Metromoxie | Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc. |
| open | Google Book Search Settlement Agreement |
Contract Formation: Shrinkwrap, Clickwrap, and Browsewrap licenses
[edit]| Wiki User(s) | Wiki Page(s) |
|---|---|
| open | Clickwrap |
| open | Shrink wrap contracts |
| open | Browse wrap |
| open | Step-Saver Data Systems, Inc. v. Wyse Technology |
| open | ProCD v. Zeidenberg |
| open | Specht v. Netscape Communications Corp. (Note that current page is about district court opinion and should arguably be replaced with discussion of the 2d Cir. opinion). |
| Mfinifter | Vault Corp. v. Quaid Software Ltd. |
| open | Bowers v. Baystate Techs., Inc. |
| open | Louisiana Software License Enforcement Act (La. Rev. Stat. Ann. 51:1961-66) |
Copyright Liability for Internet Intermediaries
[edit]| Wiki User(s) | Wiki Page(s) |
|---|---|
| open | Religious Technology Center v. Netcom |
| open | CoStar v. LoopNet |
| open | Network DVR |
| Jessetrutna | Cartoon Network, LP v. CSC Holdings, Inc. |
| Agreatnotion | A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. |
| open | MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. |
Digital Rights Management and Anti-Circumvention
[edit]| Wiki User(s) | Wiki Page(s) |
|---|---|
| open | Anti-circumvention |
| open | Digital Millennium Copyright Act |
| open | Reverse engineering (Legality section) |
| open | Universal v. Reimerdes |
| Echin | The Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. Skylink Technologies, Inc. |
| open | Lexmark Int'l v. Static Control Components |
| This article is nominated as a good article, and has a plethora of discussion...suggest removing from list. | AACS encryption key controversy |
| open | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson |
| open | Sony BMG CD copy prevention scandal |
DMCA Safe Harbors
[edit]| Wiki User(s) | Wiki Page(s) |
|---|---|
| open | Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act |
| Rlough | Lenz v. Universal Music Corp. |
| open | Digital Millennium Copyright Act#IO Group Inc. vs. Veoh Networks Inc. |
Copyright Misuse and Preemption
[edit]| Wiki User(s) | Wiki Page(s) |
|---|---|
| open | Copyright misuse |
| Eugenecli and Ptt.nguyen and Mikewcarwin | Lasercomb America, Inc. v. Reynolds |
Free Software and Free Culture
[edit]| Wiki User(s) | Wiki Page(s) |
|---|---|
| open | Copyleft |
| KarlynDeSteno | Creative Commons#Criticism |
| Mjlissner | Jacobsen v. Katzer |
| open | GNU General Public License |
Cybersquatting, the UDRP, ACPA, and Gripe Sites
[edit]Pop-up and Keyword Advertising, Metatags
[edit]Patents (Particularly Software and Business Method Patents)
[edit]| Wiki User(s) | Wiki Page(s) |
|---|---|
| open | Software patent |
| open | Business method patent |
| open | Exhaustion doctrine |
| open | State Street Bank v. Signature Financial Group |
| open | AT&T Corp. v. Excel Commc'ns, Inc. |
| Gautam27 | Netscape Commc'ns Corp. v. Konrad |
| open | Lockwood v. Am. Airlines, Inc. |
| open | British Telecomms. Plc. v. Prodigy |
| open | British Telecommunications#BT.27s .22Web patent.22 |
| open | Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc. |
| open | In re Bilski |
| open | Bayh-Dole Act |
Other
[edit]| Wiki User(s) | Wiki Page(s) |
|---|---|
| Karlyndesteno | Section 115 Reform Act of 2006 |
Some Wiki Resources From Your Fellow Classmates
[edit]- I found the following page to be a good starting point for figuring out wikipedia law articles: Wikipedia:WikiProject Law
- I also found this page where featured law articles are listed: Wikipedia:Featured Article#Law
- Something else that I am using is changedetection.com, which lets you watch web pages so that you know when they change.
- You can get a more full-featured editor by installing a Greasemonkey script called wikEd.
- Every user has a sandbox where they can play with things (like draft versions of their page). It's here.
Guidelines to Remember
[edit]Content Guidelines
[edit]General Overview
Wikipedia:Five pillars
Wikipedia:List of guidelines
Wikipedia:Manual of Style (legal)
Wikipedia's Three Core Content Policies:
Wikipedia:Neutral point of view
Wikipedia:Verifiability
Wikipedia:No original research
Technical Guidelines
[edit]Citations
References Generally: Learn how to do references
For example, here is a good citation to Baker v. Selden, 101 U.S. 99 (1879).[1]
I made that reference with the following text:
<ref name=Baker>''Baker v. Selden'', [http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/US/101/101.US.99.html 101 U.S. 99] (1879).</ref>
If I cite to that same reference again later, then I just need: <ref name=Baker>.[1]
Cases: To the extent possible, provide links to publicly-available versions of all court opinions mentioned. A good source of Federal opinions is http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/
Statutes: How to cite to the United States Code (U.S.C.)
Wikilinks: In general, provide links to other articles of relevance within Wikipedia.
Choose a Category/Categories for the page you edit
One of the following categories might fit the page you edit:
Category:United States internet case law
Category:United States copyright case law
Category:United States federal intellectual property legislation
Category:United States Supreme Court cases
Category:United States Court of Appeals cases
Category:United States district court cases
Category:California state case law
or look for a better category in the Category tree.
Don't let the page you edit be an orphan
Click the "What links here" link in the toolbox on the left-hand margin of the page you edit and make sure it has at least three incoming links (from pages other than this one) and think about what other pages in Wikipedia ought to link to the page you edit and then add such links.
Infobox Templates
Some articles, particularly case summaries, have an Infobox on the right-hand side, providing key details of the case. If you would like to use such an Infobox, here are some that may be of use:
Template:Infobox SCOTUS case Infobox for Supreme Court of the United States cases.
Template:Infobox COA case Infobox for Court of Appeals cases.
Template:Infobox High Court Template to create an Infobox for state Supreme Court cases.
Template:Infobox California Supreme Court case Infobox for California Supreme Court cases.
Template:Infobox Court Case Template to create an Infobox for other U.S. court cases, such as lower state courts or U.S. District courts. This template should automatically choose the correct image of the Court's seal from Template:Infobox Court Case/images.
Other Infoboxes are topical rather than court-specific. You can see a list of some of these at the Wikipedia:WikiProject Law page.
Previous Law WikiProjects:
[edit]Wikipedia:WikiProject Cyberlaw 2009 Berkeley
Wikipedia:Wikiproject Cyberlaw 2006 Harvard
References (for illustration purposes only)
[edit]- ^ a b Baker v. Selden, 101 U.S. 99 (1879).