CSCI 4317

Internet and Computer Law

Credit Hours
3
Contact Hours
3
Course Coordinator
Mathew Desjardins
Cross-listed
CSCI 5317 — Internet and Computer Law

Catalog Description

A multidisciplinary overview of the relationship between the Internet and the laws of privacy, right to accurate information, access to information, first amendment, patents, trade secrets, trademarks and unfair business practices, jurisdiction, e-commerce, telecommunication, and antitrust.

Prerequisite(s)

Minimum of 60 hours completed or approval of the instructor

Course Outcomes

  • Develop a continuing awareness of the interaction between rapidly changing Internet.
  • Use this awareness wisely in professional life and the democratic process.

Topics

  • Privacy
  • Right to Accuracy of Information
  • Regulation of Internet Content
  • Internet and Software Copyright
  • Patentability of Computer Software, Programmed Computers, and Internet Business Systems
  • Trade Secrecy
  • Trademarks and Unfair Business Practices
  • Internet Jurisdiction
  • Electronic Transactions
  • Telecommunications and the Internet
  • Computer Crime
  • Antitrust

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