Wikipedia:WikiProject Intellectual Property law 2009 Berkeley

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Intellectual Property law
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Introduction

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

Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Agreements

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
IBM v. Papermaster

Copyright Protection for Code

Wiki User(s) Wiki Page(s)
Asrabkin and Justonlysteve Software copyright
Csturton Substantial similarity#Abstraction-Filtration-Comparison test, Abstraction-Filtration-Comparison test
Echin
Computer Associates Int. Inc. v. Altai Inc.
Mfinifter Lotus Dev. Corp. v. Borland Int'l, Inc.
open Analytic dissection
Alsmola and Kalex Data East USA, Inc. v. Epyx, Inc.
Metromoxie
Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation
Asrabkin Sega v. Accolade

First Sale and Section 117

Wiki User(s) Wiki Page(s)
open First-sale doctrine
open Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs
justonlysteve MAI Systems Corp. v. Peak Computer, Inc.
Xuanfan
Microsoft Corp. v. Harmony Comps. & Elecs., Inc.
open Microsoft Corp. v. DAK Indus., Inc.
Davidyuzhu SoftMan Products Co. v. Adobe Systems Inc.
Jessetrutna Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc.
Eugenecli
MDY Indus. LLC v. Blizzard Entm't, Inc.

Derivative Works and Fair Use

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wiki User(s) Wiki Page(s)
open Cybersquatting
open
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
alsmola and kalex Initial interest confusion
open Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act
open Gripe site
open Panavision Int'l, L.P. v. Toeppen
Eugenecli and Ptt.nguyen and Mikewcarwin Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Bucci
davidyuzhu People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Doughney

Pop-up and Keyword Advertising, Metatags

Wiki User(s) Wiki Page(s)
open Keyword advertising
Csturton
Brookfield Commc'ns, Inc. v. West Coast Ent'mt Corp.
open Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Welles
open Bosley Med. Inst. v. Kremer
open 1-800 Contacts#Pop-up Ad lawsuit
open Playboy Enters., Inc. v. Netscape Commc'ns Corp.
open Jerry Falwell#Falwell versus Christopher Lamparello
MissPaaj Rescuecom#Public Incidents
Gautam27 Google, Inc. v. American Blind & Wallpaper Factory, Inc.

Patents (Particularly Software and Business Method Patents)

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

Wiki User(s) Wiki Page(s)
Karlyndesteno Section 115 Reform Act of 2006

Some Wiki Resources From Your Fellow Classmates

  • 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

Content Guidelines

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

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/images
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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:

Wikipedia:WikiProject Cyberlaw 2009 Berkeley

Wikipedia:Wikiproject Cyberlaw 2006 Harvard

References (for illustration purposes only)

  1. ^ a b Baker v. Selden, 101 U.S. 99 (1879).