General Course Descriptions for Terms: intellectual property
753 - Intro to Intellectual Property
Survey of the laws of patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks. Discussion of relationship of these laws to the laws of property, trade regulation, and privacy. Exploration of competing or complementary policy rationales for each intellectual property area.
940 - Entertainment Law
This course provides an overview of the legal, business, and financial aspects of the entertainment industry, specifically in the fields of television, motion pictures, music, publishing, internet, and the digital industries. It will focus on the practical application of various areas of the law and practice including intellectual property, contracts, right of publicity, employment, corporate, dispute resolution, marketing/advertising, and others to achieve business/creative objectives. There are no prerequisites for this course.