Syllabus
Tentative

Proposed projects:  Policy and Technical Dimensions

Please note that each student will be assigned to only one project.

  • Digital Rights Management
    • Watermarking
    • Encryption
    • Trade Secrets
    • Court Cases
    • DMCA/SSSCA (*)
    • Fair Use
  • Reverse Engineering
    • Shrink-wrapped Licenses (UCITA)
    • DMCA/SSSCA (*)
    • Court Cases
    • Historical Uses in Computer Science and Other Branches of Engineering
    • Fair Use
    • Computer Security Implications
    • Privacy Protection
  • Peer-to-Peer (p2p)
    • Court Cases
    • DMCA/SSSCA (*)
    • Gnutella
    • Napster/Kazaa/Limewire/Morpheus
    • Impacts on the Entertainment Industry