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A Course Summary

A Course Summary. Or, a coarse summary. Topics Covered:. Internet Structure and Governance Theories of Internet Regulation Jurisdiction Domain Names Privacy Encryption Ecrime Content Regulation Consumer Transactions. Internet Structure and Governance. Packet Switching Network

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A Course Summary

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  1. A Course Summary Or, a coarse summary

  2. Topics Covered: • Internet Structure and Governance • Theories of Internet Regulation • Jurisdiction • Domain Names • Privacy • Encryption • Ecrime • Content Regulation • Consumer Transactions

  3. Internet Structure and Governance • Packet Switching Network • Protocols, Code and Hardware • Standards bodiesIEEE W3C

  4. Theories of Regulation • John Perry Barlow“Internet Utopian” • Laurence Lessig“Code and other Laws”

  5. Jurisdiction • Private International Law“Conflict of Laws” • Differences in Contract, Tort etc • Gutnick Defamation TrialIs the Internet different?

  6. Domain Names • Heirachical DNS System • ICANN control, auDA control • Dispute Resolution policies • Court decisions Trade mark law?

  7. Privacy • State and Federal Legislation • Privacy Principles • Privacy Commissioner • Co-Regulation

  8. Encryption • Old symetric system, new public key asymetric system • Digital Certificates and PKI • Gateway and Identrus systems • What legal responsibilities and liabilities do players in a PKI system have?

  9. Electronic Transactions Acts • Technology Neutral • Functional Equivalence • Defines: • Signing • Writing • Keeping records • Jurisdiction

  10. E-Crime • Amendments to Criminal Code (Cth) and Crimes Act (NSW) covering hacking etc • Other serious e-crimes covered by other legislation, eg Cyber-stalking, Prohibited Content etc

  11. Content Regulation • Co-Regulatory Scheme • ABA Take-Down notices • X and RC material • R material without access restriction

  12. Consumer Transactions • Mistaken pricing structures • Trust Enhancing techniques • Internet payment mechanisms • Codes of conduct

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