MGMT-706- M01-W01

Cyber Law, Policy and Ethics

Course Syllabus
Spring, 2013

Time:

01/25/2013 05/17/2013 (1 weekly on campus session and 2 online sessions) 5:45 8:15 pm Fridays
On Campus and Online none Professor Donald Liao Friday aft 4:30-5:30 pm By Appointment Manhattan 26 W 61 st 3 rd Floor room 310B
(Email preferred)

Venue: Prerequisites: Instructor: Office Hours: Contact:

(908) 385-3839 dliao@nyit.edu Login at http://online.nyit.edu/

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MGMT_706_M01_W01_Spring_2013 Management of Information Systems School of Management New York Institute of Technology

MGMT-706 Cyber Law, Policy and Ethics Spring, 2013

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MGMT-706: Cyber Law, Policy and Ethics

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the use of internet and its interaction with legal and moral issues. Issues of privacy, pornography, child safety, intellectual rights, fraud, criminal activity, identity theft, and both U.S. and international legal regulations are a few of the topics to be covered. The course does not hope to cover the entire spectrum of pertinent areas, but to highlight the important ones. There are no prerequisites, but some internet experience is required and the use of Blackboard is necessary to access the course. There are two team presentations required in this class. Please prepare to have four other students join you in your presentation group.

Course Objectives:
The objectives of the course are three folds: 1) To define precisely how the internet is affected by regulation of U.S. and foreign laws. Privacy, criminal activity, file sharing are a few of the areas to be reviewed. 2) To research and understand the use of the internet is being affected by the introduction of new laws and how these laws are enforced. 3) To review approaches to how policies can be implemented that would be both legally and ethically sound in the internet age.

Textbooks and References:

Text A: ISBN-13: 978-0-314-91753-0 CyberLaw: Problems of Policy and Jurisprudence in the Information Age, Fourth Edition (2010) by Bellia, Berman, Frischmann and Post. Publishers: Thomson-West 1. References/Web Links: a. Login at http://online.nyit.edu Textbook website, http://west.thomson.com

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Text B: ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-9511-5 CyberEthics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace, Fourth Edition (2011) by Spinello Publishers: Jones and Bartlett Computer Science 2. References/Web Links: a. Login at http://online.nyit.edu b. Textbook website, http://www.jbpub.com

Systems Hardware Requirements:

1) Power PC:: Pentium Core 2 Duo or higher with minimum 1 GB RAM, 100GB Hard-disk, and a CD-ROM drive. 2) Storage: 4 GB flash drive. Have extra for backups. Flash drives preferred. 3) Networking: Must be able to access the internet, since students are requested to download files, use Blackboard on a regular basis and are required to communicate via E-mail and URLs.

Teaching Method:
Blackboard is combined with extensive reading assignments. There will be one midterm exam and a final semester exam. Assignments are handed out whenever deemed necessary. Changes to the schedule will be announced well in advance ON-LINE. Following are some of the common excuses I have gleaned from my students over the years: 1) My relative suddenly became sick last weekend 2) My girl/boyfriend talked me into this mess 3) The subway had a flat on my way to class 4) Could I have an extension? 5) I need this course to graduate! Attendance is always mandatory. You must stay current in your readings, assignments, and exam preparation, isolated absences will not, hopefully, have adverse effects on your performance. You are solely responsible, however, for making up for your deficiencies due to absence. However, if you miss your deliverables, it may force your withdrawal from class. Examples include missing an exam and/or presentation without sufficient justification(s) in advance. Further, three late assignments would be considered as your dropping the course. All course announcements, assignments, and statistics will be secured at one website,
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http://nyitonline.nyit.edu/
Thus, each student is asked to log in to the site at least twice a week to stay current in the course. The login password is your NYIT SSO id that was distributed during the first day of your registration. You must be registered for the course to be allowed entry to the website. Please exchange contacts with your colleagues. Please do not call to notify me of your absence, unless it is an emergency. Your absence will be so obvious. Misplanning on your part does not necessarily constitute emergency on my part.

Grading:
Final Exam:: 34% Mid-Term Exam 23% Class Participation and Weekly Essays 23% Team Presentations __20%____ 100% 95 ~ 90 ~ 87 ~ 80 ~ 77 ~ 70 ~ 0~ 100 = A 94 = A89 = B+ 86 = B 79 = C+ 76 = C 69 = F

How this graduate on campus /online class works:

There two discussion threads on Blackboard. One discussion thread will require every student to enter about 100 words (I'm not going to count each word, but you should, and you will realize when your response is too short!) on the weekly topic. Everyone's response is due by next Wednesday (midnight) and it must be submitted on the discussion thread. HINT: Please create your response in Word or in a text file (SPELL Check and Grammar check, please) and then cut and paste it into the response box. If you don't have the books in time, its up to you to research the question online, borrow someone else's book, do something!, etc. Beginning Thursday morning (Midnight), please start reading everyone else's response online. Using the second discussion thread, and referencing at least three other classmates posts (by direct mention of their name and thoughts), explain how you agree or disagree with your classmates' point of views. Again I expect 100 words or more and posted by Sunday midnight. HINT: Write the response in Word or text file and then post online by cut and paste. 2nd HINT: If you have difficulty in picking which student responses to review, please do this! Describe the two best topic postings (other than your own!). Explain why their postings were good (effective, clear, short, concise in detail, controversial, etc.) YOU DO NOT HAVE TO AGREE with their posting, but if it made you THINK, it is worthy to mention. Also choose one posting that could use improvement. IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE TERRIBLE, but you THINK it could have been (more effective, clearer, longer, used more detail, was just plain ordinary cut and paste, etc.) Identify (by name) the two postings that you like
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(maybe they were ALMOST as good as yours) and why. Then Identify (by name) one posting that could be improved (EVERYONE's could be improved but this one may need more help) and why. What's important here is helping your classmates learn when they do well and when they could do better. The Final and Mid-term Examinations are online: This examination is in essay reply format, not short answer. Please use complete sentences, paragraphs, correct grammar and spelling in preparing your answers. Points will be deducted for failure to provide effective answers. You will be allowed 3 hours to complete 6 essay questions out of 6 possible topics. WARNING, once you begin the examination online, you must complete the examination within 3 hours. Make sure you have 3 hours of uninterruptible time for online access. It is best to take the examination on campus if possible or use DSL or cable connection. Once you reach the time limit or you drop your online connection, you will be exited from the examination and WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RE-ENTER. DO NOT E-MAIL ME for a do-over. So be careful in taking the examination. It is open book and open web. Grammar and spelling count so use MS Word or OPEN OFFICE to edit your response.

Class Schedule (tentative):

CP3=CyberLaw, 3rd Edit; CP4=CyberLaw 4th Edit,C4E=CyberEthics, 4th Edit
Week Due Date Coverage

#1

01/25/2013 (Fr)

Go onto Blackboard, find Syllabus, Weekly Assignments, Discussion and Response Threads. Obtain Textbooks Begin Reading Assignments. Enter Discussion Thread and make postings (follow directions in thread) The first week's essay topic, Introduce yourself to me and your classmates" Weekly Essay Due by 01/30/2013:
Read: CP3-pgs 1-52; C4E-Chapter 1

#2

02/01/2013 (Fr)

"What is Cyberlaw, Cyberethics, Morality, and Ethical Values? Discuss." To be answered by midnight 01/30/2013 In

addition, understand the difference between criminal law, Intellectual Property and access regulations.

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CP3=CyberLaw, 3rd Edit; CP4=CyberLaw 4th Edit,C4E=CyberEthics, 4th Edit Week Due Date Coverage Weekly Essay Due by 02/06/2013: #3 02/08/2013 (Fr)
Read: CP3-53-62; CP4 - 51 -76; C4EChapter 4 The Parody of PETA is a case study
centering on the the establishment of a website that used the name of a copyrighted organization name. The law upheld the plantiff's case. Was it fair? Explain. Could it happen again?" Discuss.

Weekly Essay Due by 02/13/2013:

Read: CP3-Chapter 3 sect A-E; CP4 Chapter 3; C4E-Chapter 6
"Regulating the Net - (Criminal Law Enforcement): Who should create the criminal laws in Cyberspace? and Who should enforce the criminal laws in Cyberspace?" IMPORTANT: There are many ways to answer this question, (but try it at a global level AND try it at a domestic one) Explain how you are addressing the two questions. " Discuss BOTH Scenarios.

#4

02/15/2013 (Fr)

Weekly Essay Due by 02/20/2013:

Read: CP3-Chapter 3, section F; CP4 Unit 2-pg 263; C4E-Chapter 2 Regulating the Net - (Infrastructure): Who

#5

02/22/2013 (Fr)

should create the infrastructure rules (domain naming, IP addressing, and network protocols) in Cyberspace? and Who should enforce the infrastructure rules in Cyberspace?" IMPORTANT: There are many ways to answer this question, (but try it at a global level AND try it at a domestic one) Explain how you are addressing the two questions. " Discuss BOTH Scenarios.

Weekly Essay Due by 02/27/2013: 03/01/2013 (Fr) #6 First Team Presentation Friday
Read: CP3-Chapter 4, CP4 - Chapter 5, C4E - Chapter 4 Legal versus Technological Regulation:
Effect of Legal rules on innovation. Answer the question found in the textbook CyberLaw4, Chapter 5, Section B, page 340(CP3-pg245), #6" Discuss BOTH Scenarios (whether they were better off or worse off?).

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CP3=CyberLaw, 3rd Edit; CP4=CyberLaw 4th Edit,C4E=CyberEthics, 4th Edit Week Due Date Coverage Weekly Essay Due by 03/06/2013:
Read: CP3-Chapter 5, CP4 - Chapter 4, C4E - Chapter 4

03/08/2013 (Fr) #7 First Team Presentation Friday

Public versus Private Regulation:

Constitutional Responses. Answer the question found in the textbook CyberLaw, Chapter 5, Section B, page 347, #7" Explain and answer what the question is, (hint: it is about whether it is a private, or a private acting as a public, actor), explain the relevance of the court cases provided and discuss if Froomkin's reasoning applies(page 301).

#8

03/15-03/19/2013 (Fr-Tu)

Online Mid-Term ends 03/19/2013

Weekly Essay Due by 03/27/2013:
Read: CP3-Chapter 6; CP4 - Chapter 7;

C4E-Chapter 3 (pg. 85)

#9

03/29/2013 (Fr)

Free Speech?!? and the Internet. To Block

or Unblock. U.S. vs American Library Association. Answer questions 3 and 4 on pages 466 in CP3 or questions 3 and 4 on page 596 in CP4. Include in your review, your thoughts as to whether this infringes on the rights of free speech?

Weekly Essay Due by 04/03/2013:

Read: CP3-Chapter 7; CP4 - Chapter 6;
C4E-Chapter 3 (pg. 85)

#10

04/05/2013 (Fr)

What is the responsibilities of the Internet

Service Providers and other Intermediaries?" Answer question 2 on page 525 in CP3 or question2 on page 472 in CP4. Include in your review, your thoughts as to what is the meaning of safe harbors and explain it in non legal terms.

Weekly Essay Due by 04/10/2013:

Read: CP3-Chapter 8; CP4 - Chapter 8;

C4E-Chapter 5 (pg. 85)

#11

04/12/2013 (Fr)

Privacy and Surveillance and the rise of

Big Brother over the Internet" Answer questions 2 and 3 on page 621 in CP3 or questions 2 and 3 on page 684 in CP4. Include in your review, your thoughts as to what is the meaning of your right to privacy and explain it in non legal terms.

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CP3=CyberLaw, 3rd Edit; CP4=CyberLaw 4th Edit,C4E=CyberEthics, 4th Edit Week Due Date Coverage Weekly Essay Due by 04/17/2013:
Read: CP3- Chapter 9; CP4 - Chapter 9;

C4E-Chapter 6

#12

04/19/2013 (Fr)

"Information Enclosure: Trespass and Contract" Answer questions 5 and 6 on page 698 in CP3 or questions 5 and 6 on page 729 in CP4. Include in your review, your thoughts as to what is the meaning of trespass to chattels and explain it in non legal terms.

Weekly Essay Due by 04/24/2013:

Read: CP3- Chapter 9; CP4 - Chapter 9;

C4E-Chapter 6
"Information Enclosure: Digital Millennium

#13

04/26/2013 (Fr)

Copyright Act" Answer questions 4 and 5 on page 723 in CP3 or questions 4 and 5 on page 756 in CP4. Include in your review, your thoughts as to what is the meaning of "Constraint on Enclosure of the Public Domain" and explain it in non legal terms.

Weekly Essay Due by 05/01/2013: 05/03/2013 (Fr) #14 Second Team Presentation Friday
Read: CP3- Chapter 10 section A and B;

CP4 - Chapter 10 section A and B;

Cultural Change: Cyberspace, Community,
and Globalization" Answer questions 10 and 11 on page 776 in CP3 or questions 10 and 11 on page 880 in CP4. Include in your review, your thoughts as to what is the meaning of "The Internet as a Virtual World Game with Virtual Worlds as Comparative Law" and explain it in non legal terms."

Weekly Essay Due by 05/08/2013: 05/10/2013 (Fr) #15 Second Team Presentation Friday
Read: CP3- Chapter 10 section C; CP4 Chapter 10 section C;
Cultural Change: Cyberspace, Community,
and Globalization" Answer question 2 on page 787 and question 5 on page 791 in CP3 or questions 2 and 10 on page 897 in CP4. Include in your review, your thoughts as to what is the meaning of "The Internet is "generative" and explain it in non legal terms."

#16

05/11-05/14/2013 (Sa-Tu)

Online Final 05/14/2013