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Basics of the law

   Laws, statutes, regulations, common law, stare decisis, treaties, and the interactions between them
   Issues of local, state, federal, and international laws
   Jurisdiction related issues

Basic Legal Skills

   IRAC
   Case Briefing
   Critical Thinking
   Critical Reading
   Citation 

Basics of the Internet

  History of the Internet
   Physical structure of the Internet
   Governance of the Internet

Contracts

   Basics of contract law
   Common examples of contracts, e.g., employment agreements, work for hire.

Policy Issues

   Privacy
   Freedom of speech
   Open internet / Net neutrality

Intellectual property law

   Copyright
   Trademark and unfair business
   Patent

Substantive Laws

   The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
   Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA
   Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
   Criminal laws
   Laws dealing with protection of private information, e.g., social security numbers, credit cards
   We will study other sets of laws, too, depending on class interest

Ethics

   Basic ethical dilemmas
   Whitehat versus blackhat
   Whistle blowing

Dealing with employees and internal business relations

   Employee privacy
   Intellectual property issues with employees and organizations

Dealing with third parties

   Subpoenas
   National Security Letters
   Requirements for safeguarding data for, and from, third parties
   Litigation basics