Fall 2016
Class meetings: Thursday 1-4 Room 66-168
Instructors: Abelson, Fischer, Weitzner
Writing instructors: Stickgold-Sarah, Trice
TA: Kini
Course Calendar
| Week | Topic | Writing Assignment due | Research project milestones |
| 0: | Pre-semester assignment due before the first class: Before Sept. 7 at 6PM | See Assignment 0 on the page for Week 1 for details and turn-in instructions. | |
| 1: Sept 8 | Introduction to Internet Law and Architecture | 0: Mainstream Marketing brief (9/9) | Introduce project topics |
| 2: Sept 15 | Internet Freedom of Expression | 1: Policy analysis memo on Obama ‘signals intelligence speech’ (9/13) 2: Reno brief (9/13) | Students express topic preferences |
| 3: Sept 22 –7-10pm | NOTE – THIS CLASS WILL MEET AT 7-10pm instead of normal class time Class meets in 24-115. Not our usual room Internet Intermediary Liability; mock Congressional hearing | 3: OECD policy analysis memo (9/20) 4: Congressional hearing writing assignments (9/22) | Topics and groups assigned HERE |
| 4: Sept 29 | Fourth Amendment Fundamentals | 5: Team Plan | |
| 5: Oct 6 | Electronic Surveillance, Internet Data and Pervasive Sensor Networks | Communication workshop #1 | |
| 6: Oct 13 | Consumer Privacy Protection in the United States | ||
| 7: Oct 20 | Privacy Across Borders | 6: Project proposal (due 10/17) | |
| 8: Oct 27 | Moot court on new surveillance methods | Communication workshop #2 | |
| 9: Nov 3 | Net Neutrality | 7: First Draft (due 11/4) (in class presentations by each project group) | First Draft |
| 10: Nov 10 | Copyright and software | Communication workshop #3 | |
| 11: Nov 17 | Online Copyright | Memo on SOPA | Complete draft |
| Thanksgiving (Nov 26-27) | 9: Complete draft (Monday 11/28) | ||
| 12: Dec 1 | Cybersecurity | No writing assignment | |
| 13: Dec 8 | Final project presentations | 10: Final Draft | Final draft |
Student Papers
| Alex LaGrassa, Alisha Saxena, Jon Beaulieu | Recommendation and Evaluation of Liability Litigation Processes for Internet of Things in the Home |
| Mehitabel Glenhaber, Hannah Wei, Jenny Yao | Policy Recommendations for Improving the Current State of Terms of Service Contracts |