William M. Landes : Courses and Seminars
Art Law
LAWS 79301
This seminar examines legal issues in the visual arts including artist's rights and copyright, government regulation of the art market, valuation problems related to authentication and artist estates, disputes over the ownership of art, illicit international trade of art, government funding of museums and artists, and First Amendment issues as they relate to museums and artists.
The basis of the grade will be class participation and three short papers.
The class will meet at 4 p.m., as follows:
March 28 (Thursday)
April 4 (Thursday)
April 9 (Tuesday)
April 11 (Thursday)
No class on April 18
April 23 (Tuesday)
April 25 (Thursday)
No class on May 2
May 9 (Thursday)
May 16 (Thursday)
Spring 2013
Anthony Hirschel, William M. Landes
Trademarks and Unfair Competition
LAWS 45701
Course covering federal and state doctrines governing trademarks, domain names, and geographical indications; state law unfair competition doctrines; trademark dilution; publicity rights; and federal registration of trademarks.
The student's grade is based on a final proctored examination.
Autumn 2012
William M. Landes
Workshop: Judicial Behavior
LAWS 63812
The Workshop on Judicial Behavior provides students with a unique opportunity to read and analyze cutting-edge scholarship that focuses on how judges reach their decisions. In a case law system such as that of the United States, a realistic understanding of judicial behavior, which conventional legal instruction does not convey, is essential to the understanding and practice of law. Over the course of the academic year, six scholars from the fields of law and the social sciences will present their work.
By the end of the academic year, students will produce a major research paper on judicial behavior.
The Workshop is limited to twenty law students; interested students should contact Prof. Landes (land@uchicago.edu) by September 7, 2012.
It will meet six times over the course of the academic year.
Spring 2013
Richard A. Posner, Frank H. Easterbrook, William M. Landes, Lee Epstein
Workshop: Judicial Behavior
LAWS 63812
The Workshop on Judicial Behavior provides students with a unique opportunity to read and analyze cutting-edge scholarship that focuses on how judges reach their decisions. In a case law system such as that of the United States, a realistic understanding of judicial behavior, which conventional legal instruction does not convey, is essential to the understanding and practice of law. Over the course of the academic year, six scholars from the fields of law and the social sciences will present their work.
By the end of the academic year, students will produce a major research paper on judicial behavior.
The Workshop is limited to twenty law students; interested students should contact Prof. Landes (land@uchicago.edu) by September 7, 2012.
It will meet six times over the course of the academic year.
Autumn 2012
Richard A. Posner, Frank H. Easterbrook, William M. Landes, Lee Epstein
Workshop: Judicial Behavior
LAWS 63812
The Workshop on Judicial Behavior provides students with a unique opportunity to read and analyze cutting-edge scholarship that focuses on how judges reach their decisions. In a case law system such as that of the United States, a realistic understanding of judicial behavior, which conventional legal instruction does not convey, is essential to the understanding and practice of law. Over the course of the academic year, six scholars from the fields of law and the social sciences will present their work.
By the end of the academic year, students will produce a major research paper on judicial behavior.
The Workshop is limited to twenty law students; interested students should contact Prof. Landes (land@uchicago.edu) by September 7, 2012.
It will meet six times over the course of the academic year.
Winter 2013
Richard A. Posner, Frank H. Easterbrook, William M. Landes, Lee Epstein
