Fall 2008
Class meetings: Thursdays, 2-5 in room 4-231
Course Calendar
| Class | Topic | Preparation |
| Sept. 11 | The Internet meets the US Constitution: Reno v. ACLU. | Writing assignment due Monday, September 8 |
| Sept. 18 | Foundations of Fourth Amendment law | Writing assignment due Monday, September 15 |
| Sept. 25 | Fourth Amendment law, continued: Stored data and datamining. | Writing assignment due Monday, September 22 |
| Oct. 2 | Moot court on transactional records | Prepare to play your role in the Court proceedings. |
| Oct. 9 | Privacy policy and privacy technology. | Paper proposal due on Oct. 6. Look here for more info. |
| Oct. 16 | Information transparency and accountability | Do research on the plan for your paper, due Oct. 20 |
| Oct. 23 | Midterm. To prepare, read the essay and study. | Detailed paper plan due on Oct. 20. Look here for more info. |
| Oct. 30 | Congressional hearing. | Prepare for your role in the hearing. |
| Nov. 6 | Basics of copyright law | Paper extended abstract plan due on Nov. 3. Look here for more info. Short oral presentation in class. |
| Nov. 13 | Paper appointments (change of plan) | No assignment |
| Nov. 20 | Roots of Broadcast Regulation in the US | Find a news article on the FCC. Work on your paper. |
| Nov. 27 | Thanksgiving vacation | Paper complete draft due on Nov. 24. No extensions. Look here for more info. |
| Wrapping up | Short reading assignment for today | |
| Final papers due December 10. |
Student Papers
| C. Christopher Post and Stephen Woodrow | Location is Everything: Balancing Innovation, Convenience, and Privacy in Location-based Technologies |