LGLS 4060 - Internet Law

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: BUSA-2106 or LGLS 3020 or LGLS 3610 or consent of instructor.
Corequisites: None.
Pre/Corequisites: None.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.

Description
This course examines how the U. S. legal system is evolving to accommodate the Internet’s impact on business practices, society and values. The course covers a wide range of Internet-related legal issues including technology and the law, court jurisdiction over Interent-related business activities, intellectual property, e-commerce, taxation of Internet sales, privacy in cyberspace, on-line defamation, information security, cyber-crimes, and government regulation of Internet services. Emphasis is placed on developing legal doctrines and their application to Internet-based business activities.