Intellectual Property Boston College Law School April 19, 2007 State Law –Contract

State Intellectual Property Laws Different areas –Trade Secret –Misappropriation –Contract –Idea Submissions –Publicity –Moral Rights –Trespass Preemption

Shrinkwrap Examples Application to other copyrighted goods –Casebook –CD –Magazine Enforceability of terms –No re-sale provision –No personal copies –Limited use –No reverse-engineering –No fair use, criticism

Shrinkwrap/Clickwrap Issues Contract law –Offer and acceptance –Unconscionability Copyright law –Preemption

Clickwrap Hypothetical Facts –Download music through on-line service –Subject to certain terms and conditions Can burn only 3 copies Use only on a single portable device No right to remix or parody Issues –Enforceability? –Consistency w/ copyright law?

Administrative Next Assignment –Read through VII.D – Publicity