LAW 7688

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LAW 7688
Research Seminar: The Law of Software

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course is intended for students who are interested in software and technology law and want to improve their skills in working with legal scholarship. There are no formal prerequisites, but you should have some familiarity with software, and some familiarity with technology law. Specific topics will vary from year to year, but will typically include intellectual property protections for software, constitutional rights to create and run software, embedding legal rules in digital systems, and the regulation of complex artificial intelligence and machine learning systems. The readings will primarily consist of classic and cutting-edge legal scholarship, supplemented with materials on technical background and legal research. Over the course of the semester, participants will research and write a publishable piece of scholarship.


Enrollment Priority Open to: both law and non-law graduate students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2023SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9166 LAW 7688   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - Apr 29, 2026

    • Grimmelmann, J

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9063 LAW 7688   SEM 131

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Grimmelmann, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech Master of Laws (LLM) and Juris Doctor (JD) students. Enrollment is open to Cornell Tech non-LLM students with instructor permission.

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