Administrative Announcements


02/14/00 - Module 2 is up and running!

Please click on the Current Module link at the bottom of this page to read this week's module on Respect and Integrity.  Then go to the Current Assignment page for information about submitting your assignment.

As usual, assignments are due by 11:59 p.m. EST this Tuesday (the 15th), and responses are due by the 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday (the 17th).


02/14/00 - Professor Fisher's "Musings" - Possible Approaches to the Module 1 Assignment

Each week, Professor Fisher will end the week with a posting in the plenary threaded conference in which he discusses that week's assignment and explores several possible approaches to answering it.  To look at this posting, please go to the plenary threaded conference.  You will find this week's "musings" (as we call them) under Thread #25.  Professor Fisher has also posted a number of other thoughts in later threads.  Remember, you should always feel free to check out the plenary threaded conference at your conveience.


02/09/00 - ATTENTION: Post Messages to the Correct Thread!

Several people have posted their assignments as new threads, rather than under the "Answers to the Module 1 Assignment" thread.  This can't be fixed, so please be mindful of the way that our threaded discussion works.  To add a message to a thread, first OPEN THE MAIN MESSAGE YOU ARE RESPONDING TO, e.g. "Answers to the Module 1 Assignment," and then press "Add Message."  If you press "Add Message" on the main page, it will start an entirely new thread.


02/09/00 - Reminder - Please Post Part II of Assignment, Short Biography

I thought since this was our first week that I would post a reminder that the second part of the Week One assignment is due by Thursday at midnight (11:59 p.m.) EST.  Please read some of the answers posted by members of your section, and post a response to at lease one.  This should enable you to start interacting with one another a bit.  *** Remember to first OPEN THE MESSAGE YOU ARE RESPONDING TO, and THEN press "Add Message" so that your response is deposited within the same thread. ***

Also, when you have a chance, please post a short bio to Thread #2 so that people can learn a little more about you.  This may seem a little redundant, since we already have profiles in the Student Directory, but the threaded format will be nicer and more accessible.

I hope you are enjoying the materials and assignments.  Please let me know if you have any questions!


02/06/00 - Instructions for Using the Threaded Discussion

1.  Posting to the Section A1 Threaded Discussion

Using "Hypernews," students in small sections will engage in a threaded discussion led by their individual teaching fellows.  Any student in a small section may post a question or comment to the group, and other students may respond.  The discussion will be most coherent if you follow these guidelines when making your submissions:

     You should start a new "thread" only if your comment or question is unrelated to an existing "thread."  Otherwise,
     you should try to enter into the ongoing conversation by posting your contribution in the form of a "response" to
     someone else's submission.

     Standard etiquette rules apply. Please be polite and understand that the participants in this series may have
     widely varying interests and levels of expertise in the areas of law and technology; it goes without saying that all
     participants should avoid flaming, shouting, and spamming.

     Any technical questions or difficulties should be addressed to IPhelp@eon.law.harvard.edu.

Once you enter the threaded dicussion board, the first thing you will see across the top of your screen is a series of small outline buttons.  These will give you some control over the way the messages appear on your screen.

Each top-level "thread" is prefaced by a number, starting at number 1 with the "Welcome to Section A1's Threaded Discussion" message that I recently posted.

If you were to click on this message and then click on the Add Message button, then your message would be placed "under" the Welcome message in an indented fashion.  In this manner, a multi-subject discussion forum is kept organized by placing related messages "under" a single top-level thread.  Therefore, new top-level threads are started only for new unrelated topics.

You should post Part I of your assignment answers for the first module to the "Module 1 Assignments" thread.  Click on
this thread and then choose to add a message to it by clicking on the "Add Message" button.  Likewise, responses to
these answers will be placed "under" the corresponding answer to which you are responding.

You can also start your own top level "thread" by clicking on "Add Message" to: "Intellectual Property in Cyberspace
2000 - Section A1" which is located at the bottom of the main threaded conference screen.

2.  Creating Private Discussion Groups

There may be occasions during the length of the course where members of this section wish to carry on discussions which
have originated during the week in a more private forum than the Plenary or this Section's threaded messaging (e.g. you
want to continue discussing a particular issue in more detail which has arisen during the week).  If this is the case, there are
two ways in which private discussion groups can be created.  These are as follows:

     (1)  If you would prefer asynchronous discussions, we can set up an email listserve for the specific
     participants involved.  To set up a listserve email me with the following information:

          1.  name of the listserve
          2.  email addresses of all participants on the listserve
          3.  who will be in charge of the listserve

     I will then create the listserve for you and will notify you once it is activated.

     (2) If your group prefers to meet "live" you can use a chat room for this purpose.   We are limited in the
     number of chats that can take place simultaneously.  To ensure that a chat room will be available at a given
     time, email IPhelp@eon.law.harvard.edu and email myself.  Please give us at least 24 hours notice so that
     we have sufficient time to verify whether a room will be available.  If possible, suggest alternate times in case
     there are no rooms available at your preferred time.



02/06/00 - Office Hours and Contact Information

Throughout the series, I will hold office hours twice a week to discuss any questions that you may have concerning the course, the materials, the written work or anything else.   These office hours can also serve as a section-wide discussion forum.  As you can see from the student directory, we have a diverse and experienced section, and can learn much from one another.  Office hours will be held at the following times (you will find me in the A1 Chat Room):

                                        Wednesday 12:30 - 1:30 pm (Eastern Standard Time)
                                        Thursday 4:00 pm -5:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time)
 

Feel free, however, to contact me via email (jen@eon.law.harvard.edu) at any other time and I will do my best to respond to you as quickly as possible.


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