Course Syllabus
We will follow the required text’s table of contents and proceed at a pace of roughly 25 pages a class. With such a modest amount of reading, I fully expect everyone to complete the assigned text for each class. At the end of each class, I will do my best to announce what we will cover in the next class so you can be prepared and be aware of any adjustments to the below-listed assignments.
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Class |
Date |
Topic |
Casebook Pages |
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INTRODUCTION |
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1 |
8/23/21 |
Computer Technology (1.A) and Theory (1.B) |
11-55 |
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JURISDICTION |
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2 |
8/25/21 |
Cyberspace (2.A) |
56-73 |
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3 |
8/30/21 |
Jurisdictional Conflicts (2.B) |
73-92 |
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4 |
9/1/21 |
American Law – Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction (2.C.1 and 2.C.3) |
93-120 |
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SPEECH |
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5 |
9/8/21 |
First Amendment Basics (3.A) and What Is Speech? (3.B) |
122-145 |
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6 |
9/13/21 |
[Start] Harmful Speech (3.C.1 through 3.C.5) |
146-166 |
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7 |
9/15/21 |
Finish Harmful Speech (3.C.6 through 3.C.9) |
166-198 |
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8 |
9/20/21 |
Section 230 (3.D) |
198-222 |
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PRIVACY |
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9 |
9/22/21 |
The Fourth and Fifth Amendments (4.A) |
224-254 |
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10 |
9/27/21 |
Wiretapping (4.B) |
254-272 |
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11 |
9/29/21 |
Anonymity (4.C) and [Start] Consumer Privacy (4.D through In re Google, Inc. Privacy Policy Litigation) |
272-305 |
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12 |
10/4/21 |
[Finish] Consumer privacy (4.D) and An International Perspective (4.e) |
305-335 |
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ACCESS TO COMPUTERS |
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13 |
10/6/21 |
Contracts (5.A) |
335-351 |
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14 |
10/11/21 |
Trespass to Chattels (5.B) and Computer Misuse Statutes (5.C) |
351-377 |
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TRADEMARK |
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15 |
10/13/21 |
Trademark Basics (6.A) |
378-395 |
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16 |
10/18/21 |
Domain Names (6.B) |
395-410 |
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COPYRIGHT AND PATENTS |
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17 |
10/20/21 |
Copyrightability (7.A) and Exclusive Rights (7.B) |
412-445 |
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18 |
10/25/21 |
Licenses (7.C) |
445-468 |
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19 |
10/27/21 |
Fair Use (7.D) and Secondary Liability (7.E) |
468-501 |
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20 |
11/1/21 |
Section 512 (7.F) |
501-526 |
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21 |
11/3/21 |
DRM (7.G) and Patents (8) |
526-555 |
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PLATFORMS |
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22 |
11/8/21 |
Points of Control (9.A) and Content Moderation (9.B) |
555-607 |
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23 |
11/10/21 |
Platforms’ Rights (9.C) and Marketplaces (9.D) |
607-646 |
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24 |
11/15/21 |
Antitrust (9.E) |
646-663 |
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25 |
11/17/21 |
Network Neutrality (9.E) |
663-687 |
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BEYOND THE INTERNET |
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26 |
11/22/21 |
Virtual Property (10.A) |
688-714 |
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27 |
11/29/21 |
Blockchains (10.B) and Defective Software (10.C) |
714-733 |
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28 |
12/1/21 |
Litigation (10.D) and The Physical World (10.E) |
733-774 |