English for Net@Law
	Pierre Bordessoule de Bellefeuille

Presentation
This course will provide a speedy introduction to the nowadays "net laws" governing the "web"; we shall try to cover many legal topics - not all exhaustively alas.

Teaching objectives
To provide background knowledge of some legal issues and problems To study and discuss those items Therefore to develop the necessary language and oral ability

Format
One meeting weekly of 3 hours during 7 weeks.

Course content
Intellectual property: domain names, trade marks, copyright and licensing… Contractual issues: from getting an web-access to discussing a net contract… Content liability: illegitimate, false and wrong information… Consumer issues: so-called free access, crooked surfing, Internet payment, privacy… Jurisdictional issues: web cops, evidence and forensics… Criminal law: hacking & cracking offences, boycott practices: smurf attacks & SYN floods… Data protection issues: Internet security (Trojan horses & other viruses),… Taxation: what governments may have planned? "E-thic" issues: the "Third World" & the Net, rumors and propaganda, viewing or peeping… Labour law: employees (use & misuse of the web and intra-net) versus big chiefs (remote control…)

Teaching methods
Reading assignments will be given prior to the seminars so as to enable students to discuss the topics in class. Individual oral presentations and group discussions on cases are to be expected - and a few extra - lecturers from the e-word are hoped.

Individual work
Two written assignments One oral presentation Reading cases

Evaluation
Based on class participation And on the written assignments and the oral presentation

Recommended level
This course is recommended for students who have a particular interest in e-laws and in any e-activity - even if they aren't web-addicts and e-surfers. es.

last updated May 31, 2003

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