GENL 2031 Cyberspace Law

Timetable

(Vaile)

Semester 2, 2009 - Law, Room 203

Wk

Date

Topic

Teacher

Notes

1

Monday
20 July

11-1pm

1. Course Intro and administration

David Vaile

Essential

2

27 July

2. Introduction to cyberspace regulation

  • Brief introduction to the Internet
  • Theoretical approaches to cyberspace law and regulation

David Vaile

slides

3

3 Aug

3. Domain Names: - Governance

  • Governance of cyberspace
  • ICANN, ICANN reform
  • Disputes: Domain names and trademarks
  • Domain name disputes, UDRP

David Vaile

Case note topics available

4

10 Aug

4. Content Regulation

  • Broadcasting Services Act
  • Role of the ABA
  • IIA Code of Conduct
  • Other content laws

David Vaile

Essay topics available

5

17 Aug

5. Cyber crime

  • Computer crimes
  • Online crimes
  • Hacking and denial of service attacks

David Vaile

 

6

24 Aug

6. Defamation

  • Flaming
  • ISP Liability

David Vaile

 

7

31 Aug

7. Privacy

  • Identification
  • Privacy laws
  • Privacy policies
  • PITS and PETS

8. Accessibility obligations

  • Access issues
  • Discrimination
  • Accessibility standards
  • Workplace surveillance

David Vaile

 

7 Sep

[No class - UNSW Recess ]

8

14 Sep

[No class - Law School Reading week]

 

 

9

21 Sep

9. Copyright in Cyberspace

  • Napster
  • Digital Agenda and US FTA Legislation
  • Anti-circumvention

David Vaile

Briefing notes due
4 pm 25 September
(Note: not Week 10,
as it was in past years)

10

28 Sep

10. eCommerce

  • EFT Code, Digital cash
  • Scams and swindles
  • Account Aggregation

Chris Connolly, Galexia
(guest lecturer)

 

11

5 Oct

11. Consumer Protection

  • Policy framework
  • Codes of Conduct
  • Dispute resolution

Chris Connolly, Galexia
(guest lecturer)

 

12

12 Oct

12. Internet Jursidiction

  • Case law
  • International treaties
  • International arbitration
  • Wrapup

David Vaile

Final Assignment due end of week
(say 4pm Friday)

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