Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course examines the exciting world of law and policy relevant to digital media: the Internet, mobile media, and social media.
The course will address such timely questions as:
- Why have you been getting all those emails telling you that websites or apps “value your privacy” and want you to click “OK” on a statement about your data?
- Why did a federal court rule in May ‘19 that President Trump violated the First Amendment rights of Twitter users when he blocked them?
- What was behind the “delete Facebook” movement of spring 2018?
- Can you successfully sue someone for libel if that person said something false and reputation-harming about you on social media?
And others.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify and discuss key issues in digital media law.
- Evaluate timely digital media law viewpoints.
- Locate and understand statutory law and court opinions about digital media law.
- Outline a framework or frameworks for thinking about current and future issues in digital media law.