NB: The order of actual classes may vary from the order of topics in the online materials.
Please check you are reading the correct topic for each week.
| Wk |
Date |
Topic |
Teacher |
Notes |
| 1 |
Tuesday
19 July
1-4 pm |
1.
Course Intro and administration |
David
Vaile |
Essential
|
| 2 |
26 July |
2.
Introduction to cyberspace regulation
- Brief introduction to the Internet
- Theoretical approaches to cyberspace law and regulation
- From cyber-libertarianism to uber-veillance
|
David Vaile |
slides
|
| 3 |
2 Aug |
3.
Domain Names: who was here first?
- Governance of cyberspace, and namespace
- ICANN, ICANN reform
- Domains cf. names and trademarks
- Domain name disputes, UDRP
|
David Vaile |
Case note topics available
Materials: Domain Names |
|
4 |
9 Aug |
4. Content Regulation: Unacceptable but online?
- US attempts to legislate, other countries
- Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth) Sch 5, 7
- State enforcement, Role of ACMA
- IIA Codes of Conduct
- Censorshop, filtering, other content laws
|
David Vaile
|
Notes |
| 5 |
16 Aug |
5. Defamation: She called me names!
- Flaming
- ISP Liability
- Defamation on social networks?
|
David Vaile |
Essay topics available
Notes |
| 6 |
23 Aug |
7. Privacy and personal info security
- Identification, 'personal' info
- Privacy laws, policies
- PITS and PETS; Workplace surveillance
- Facebook, Google, social norms?
8. Accessibility obligations
- Access issues, Discrimination
- Accessibility standards -
|
David Vaile
|
Notes |
| 7 |
30 Aug
|
[No class - Law Reading Week ] |
|
|
|
6 Sep |
[No class - UNSW Recess ]
|
|
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| 8 |
13 Sep |
Copyright in Cyberspace
- Napster, grokster and P2P
- Digital Agenda and US FTA Legislation
- Anti-circumvention -
- Movie industry v. iiNet
|
David Vaile
|
Notes |
| 9 |
20 Sep |
Cyber crimes and Zombie Malware
- Computer crimes
- Online crimes
- Hacking and denial of service attacks
- Malware: Zombie botnets etc.
|
David Vaile |
Briefing notes due
4 pm 25 September
Notes |
|
10 |
27 Sep |
eCommerce: Contracts in the Cloud
- EFT Code, Digital cash
- Scams and swindles
- Account Aggregation
|
Russell Allen
Guest lecture
(media and ecommerce lawyer)
|
Notes |
|
11 |
4 Oct |
Consumer Protection:
Contracts ain't Contracts
- Policy framework
- Codes of Conduct
- Dispute resolution
|
David Vaile |
Notes PPT |
12 |
11 Oct |
12. Internet Jursidiction: Where is there?
- Case law
- International treaties
- International arbitration
|
David Vaile
|
Notes
News items Sophie |
| 13 |
18 Oct |
13. Internet 2.0 and regulation
- Web 2.0, 3.0 ... ? User generated content
- Death of the intermediary, changed role of ISP
- Private or public regulation via ISP?
- Wrapup, review of essay tips
|
David Vaile |
Final Assignment due end of week
(COB, say 4pm Friday)
Notes Issues |
