Fall 2012
Class meetings: Thursdays, 2-5
Course Calendar
| Class | Topic | Preparation |
| 1: September 6 meets in 36-156 | Introduction to Internet Law | Read and brief Mainstream Marketing Services v. Federal Trade Commission (10th Cir, 2004). Read:BARACK OBAMA: CONNECTING AND EMPOWERING ALL AMERICANS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION and identify policy successes and failures |
| 2: September 13 meets in 9-152 | Internet Freedom of Expression | Writing due Tuesday, September 11 report on Obama initiatives (one report per team) brief Reno v. ACLU two questions for John Morris Other reading and preparation (see class material for Sept. 13) |
| Sept. 25 | Fourth Amendment law, continued: Stored data and datamining. | Writing assignment due Monday, September 22 |
| 3: September 20 meets in 36-156 | Internet Intermediary Liability | Prepare to play your role in the Court proceedings. |
| 4: September 27 meets in 36-156 | Introduction to Copyright Law and Application to the Digital, Networked World | No new written assignment beyond the writeups from last week’s Congressional hearing. But there is a lot to read to prepare for this week’s class, so get started early. This week we’ll also be starting on projects. Check out the project information and schedule of milestones. |
| 5: October 4 meets in 36-156 | Net Neutrality | There is a team report on your issue due October 3. See the assignment posted on Stellar. There is also material on Net Neutrality to read in preparation for class. |
| 6: October 11 meets in 36-156 | Basics of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence | There is an individual written assignment: A memo on Network Neutrality, due on October 10. There is also a team oral report due for presentation in class. These assignments are described in the notes for October 4. There are also readings on Fourth Amendment law that you should be prepared to discuss. |
| 7: October 18 meets in 36-156 | Electronic Surveillance, the Internet and Linked Data | Readings on key cases in challenges to Fourth Amendment jurisprudence from modern technology. There is also a team report similar to the one for Oct. 11, but we’ll expecting significant progress in topic definition, work with mentors, and steps towards recommendations. |
| 8: October 25 | Consumer Privacy Protection in the United States | Readings on privacy and privacy regulation due for today. Due for Oct. 24: Complete outline for final paper, as described in the notes for October 18 |
| 9: November 1 | Moot Court | Moot court participants have individual assignments. Pre-hearing assignments are due by 5PM on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Post-hearing assignments are due on Monday, Nov. 5. |
| 10: November 8 | Data Mining and the 4th Amendment | Readings on the privacy and civil liberties challenges associated with large-scale government data mining. First draft of semester paper due today on Stellar. |
| 11: November 15 | Global Internet Governance | Teams critique each other’s drafts |
| 12: November 29 | History of Broadcast Regulation | Revised draft of paper is due today. There is no other assignment |
| 13: December 6 | Conclusion | No reading – in-class activity only |
Student Papers
| Ryan Lau, David Campos, William Stueck, Andrew Dorne | Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Abroad in a Post SOPA World: OPEN and its Alternatives |