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• Basics of the Law

• Basic Legal Skills

   IRAC
   Case Briefing
   Critical Thinking
   Critical Reading
   Citation 

• Basics of the Internet infrastructure

  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 Internet, Machine, Privacy, and Computer 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