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この間の記事に頂いたコメントに触発されて、スタンフォード･ロー・スクールでのアウトラインについて書いてみます。 アウトラインというのは、分かりやすく言えば、講義録（授業ノート）です。こちらの試験は、教科書やノートは持ち込み可、という試験も多いので、試験の鍵のひとつは、いかに見やすくて分かりやすいノートを作っておき、問…
今日、Lessig教授と議論をしていたら、以下のようにアドバイスされました。 すなわち、著作権政策には、1)著作権強化、2)著作権緩和、という二つの大きな方向性がある。それぞれに、違ったプラス面とマイナス面がある。どちらがよい、悪いという判断を下すまえに、まずはそれぞれのプラスとマイナスを深く掘り下げて考えてみなさい…
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