1. Intellectual Property Boston College Law School February 4, 2008 Copyright – Digital Issues

2. Digital Copyright Legislative Changes –Audio Home Recording Act (1992) –DPRSRA (1995) –No Electronic Theft Act (1997) –Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1998)

3. A&M Records v. Napster

4. Napster Technology Napster File Names, IP Addresses MP3s

5. Grokster

6. Peer to Peer Technology Distributes Software and Updates Serves Ads All Files, File Names, IP Addresses

7. Open Issues What is the Sony standard? –Capable of substantial noninfringing uses? –Actual evidence of such uses? Does Sony apply to on-line services? Is Sony the right standard?

8. Image Search

9. Google Book Search

12. Administrative Next assignment –Start III. Trade Secret Read A and B No class on Friday, Feb. 8