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Information Technology Law  - LAWS1031 



Overview

Enrolment Requirements

LAWS1001, LAWS1011; or LAWS1610; Corequisite: LAWS2311 or LAWS1010.


Units of Credit: 8


Description

The general subject matter of the course is how law deals with the use of information technology,with a specific focus on computer networks, or 'cyberspace' (of which the Internet is the largest and best-known component). The legal content is based on domestic law (Australia and New South Wales), but the international nature of cyberspace requires a consistently broader view as well.



Objectives

The objectives of the course are:
  • To examine whether and to what extent computing and data communications technologies are giving rise to a distinctive new field of law (increasingly called 'cyberspace law') and to attempt to identify the subject matter, legal concepts and analytic techniques particular to such a field
  • To provide a reasonably comprehensive survey of the main aspects of existing law which have arisen (or changed) because of these new technologies, or are made problematic by them
  • To facilitate an understanding of the interaction between the overall legal and social contexts of cyberspace, as it gains increasing economic, cultural and social importance



Main Topics

Topics covered include:
  • Online aspects of internet governance
  • Trademarks and domain names
  • Censorship and content regulation
  • Privacy, copyright and patents
  • e-Commerce issues
  • Cybercrime
  • Security and trust
  • Jurisdiction and conflict of laws
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