Student Projects:IT Patents And Copyrights

A Rough Outline?

• General theme - What is wrong w/ the current system, and how can we fix it??
• Possible Title: Patents, Copyright & Software – Square Pegs for a Round Hole?
• Areas to cover
  • History
  • Objectives
  • Evolution
    • Case law
    • Legislation
  • Compare software ip ...
    • To pharmaceutical ip
    • To classical ip (e.g. literature, music, art, ...)
  • Treatment of IP by other governments
    • Asia/Japan
    • Europe
    • India
    • Australia
    • Latin America
  • Likes & dislikes of status quo by both (pro/con) sides
  • Problems w/ current system
    • Philosophical/theoretical
    • Practical
  • Attempts to change
  • Ideal - what should it be like
    • Fundamental rights
      • For producers
      • For consumers
    • Conflicts
    • Possible compromises
    • Proposal
      • Description
      • Pros/Cons
  • Conclusion
    • Next Steps
    • Summary