Internet Law

Dozent/in	PD Dr. iur. Mira Burri
Veranstaltungsart	Vorlesung
Code	FS171445
Semester	Frühjahrssemester 2017
Durchführender Fachbereich	Öffentliches Recht
Studienstufe	Master
Termin/e	wöchentlich (Di), ab 21.02.2017, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr, HS 4
Umfang	2 Semesterwochenstunden
Inhalt	The course explores the legal issues arising out of the Internet’s growing role as a commercial, public and personal platform. The course looks at how regulators and courts respond to the novel issues raised by the rapid changes in digital technologies. Topics include, among others: jurisdictional questions over the borderless Internet; intellectual property rules around digital content and how they can be enforced online; liability of intermediaries, such as network operators, social media services or search engines; online privacy protection; and freedom of speech questions. The course covers global legal developments, as well as those in the major jurisdictions of the United States and the European Union. The detailed schedules of sessions will be made available on OLAT.
Lernziele	Furthering of the understanding, the application of knowledge and professional judgment in the different areas of Internet law and policy. By the end of the course, you will be able to frame and independently assess current developments in Internet law, to actively engage in debates and formulte legal opinions on the topic based on acquired knowledge of national and international law and practice, as well as contemporary legal scholarship.
Voraussetzungen	No specific prerequisites except for a good command of English.
Sprache	Englisch
Prüfung	Class participation is taken into consideration in the final grade.
Abschlussform / Credits	Oral exam / 6 Credits
Hinweise	Class attendance and active participation are critical to success in the course. Students will be asked to summarize and discuss texts and cases. Each class requires adequate preparation.
Hörer-/innen	Ja
Kontakt	mira.burri@unilu.ch
Literatur	What’s indispensable? • Textbook: James Grimmelman, Internet Law: Cases and Materials, 5th ed. (Semaphore Press, 2015). • The textbook is available for download in a PDF format (as a whole, or separate chapters) at http://internetcasebook.com/ . Semaphore Press lets you choose your price. For students, USD30 is the recommended price, which is a fair deal. A printed version can be bought from amazon or other online book retailers. The recommended literature will be available at the "Studiladen" at a special price.