Information Technology Law

London School of Economics (LSE)

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Information Technology Law Notes 2:1/1st Class
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These notes begin by considering fundamental questions regarding the nature, extent and effectiveness of information technology regulation before moving on to consider both how the law has responded to the challenges of information technologies, and the extent to which legal issues have shaped the development of information society policy.
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Copyright in the Digital Environment
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These notes begin by exploring the nature of information and its many forms (text, audiovisual media, hyperlinks, news aggregation, cultural and technical products) and how the production, use and ownership of these is complicated by the online environment. Is there a fundamental contradiction in the enforcement of intellectual property rights and the 'copy, download, paste and upload' ethos many users of the internet rely on? What should we do about Peer-to-Peer systems and streaming of content...
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Platform Power and Digital Consumer Concerns
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The digital environment gives consumers a wider choice of products and services, and lower prices, but it also creates a lot of concerns for them. Platforms are only becoming more powerful, which materially changes the balance of contracting power and influence in online transactions, to the detriment of the consumer. Furthermore, consumers are confronted with different forms of integrated advertising when they go online and nudged into certain decisions by certain design choices (so-called dark...
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The Emergent Legal Issues of the Sharing Economy
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Some of the fastest-growing companies are now so-called “gig economy” employers. The world’s largest holiday letting company owns no hotels or properties while the world’s largest taxi firm owns few vehicles. Some believe the massive success of these companies is achieved at the cost of lack of protection for "employees" (so-called) and for customers. The call for companies such as AirBnB and Uber to be more closely regulated is now being answered by governments and other regulators. Wh...
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Extremism, Bullying and Harm in the Information Society
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This week's lecture looks at a variety of issues surrounding crime and law enforcement in the Information Society including online harassment and bullying, terrorist activity promulgated by computer and internet, phishing and computer fraud and identity theft. We will ask how law enforcement bodies can police these types of activity. These notes examine and evaluate how the law responds to harmful content including harassment, bullying and extremist content as well as the risk of fraud and iden...
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Obscenity and Pornography in the Information Society
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These notes consider how pornographic and obscene content, as well as criminal speech, is regulated in the informational society. It analyses the distinction between indecent content and obscene content and examines how the law applies to child abuse images as well as pseudo-images. How should we regulate the problem of online obscenity and indecency? Who should be responsible? Is this a legal issue or a code issue?
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Computer Misuse
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The internet is the greatest tool and forum for human creativity ever developed. It allows us to be creative in a way unlike any other tool and it allows for the sharing of the fruits of our creativity and fore collaborative creativity in a way we never imagined possible. Terms such as user-generates content, remix, fanfiction and many others have entered our conscience. However, every creative act may be seen by copyright holders to be a destructive act or an act of parasitical creation. How do...
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