Honors - Law and the Internet

Catalog description

The course addresses the legal issues created by the internet revolution, with an emphasis on law and e-business. Copyright and music/video piracy are studied, as is protection of database and other internet content. Trademark law and internet domain name controversies domestic and international) are addressed. Regulability, jurisdiction, and liabilities arising from internet activities are analyzed. Relationships with employees, vendors and customers are examined, and internet privacy and ethics are covered.