New Courseload
So I am beginning my first official foray into Cyberlaw and IP, outside of the work context. I have dealt with cyber issues fighting malware at the FTC, analyzing copyright law for bloggers at the Berkman Center, and wresting with Safe Harbor provisions during my temporary stint as Stopbadware.org’s in-house counsel. I have also done trademark and patent law at my firm last summer. But never before have I had a general background or any academic training – it was always learn as you go.
I’m hoping this will present much blogging fodder, particularly as I am finally free of confidentiality issues on the matter. I will also be attempting to understand the relationship between the two. As I learned about them, and dearly missed my passion for all things internet while reading valve schematics, I began to get the impression that they were distinct entities. As the members of my “Practical Lawyering for Cyberspace” seminar rattled off the IP courses they were taking, I realized that the connection between them is something I am just beginning to understand.
I suspect that this and my introductory intellectual property course will make up the bulk of my entries this term. My interest is fully piqued, and one of my grades dependent on online participation, so we might see a spike in volume as well.