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Understanding Internet Structure, Governance, and Legal Frameworks in E-Commerce

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the internet's structure, governance, and the legal principles that are vital for navigating digital environments. Topics covered include internet regulation theories, jurisdiction issues, domain names, privacy legislation, encryption technologies, e-crime laws, content regulation, and consumer transaction rights. Participants will explore the roles of standards bodies and the implications of various regulatory frameworks. By the end of the course, students will gain insights into the complexities of maintaining legal and ethical online practices.

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Understanding Internet Structure, Governance, and Legal Frameworks in E-Commerce

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  1. A Course Summary Or, a coarse summary

  2. Topics Covered: • Internet Structure and Governance • Theories of Internet Regulation • Jurisdiction • Domain Names • Privacy • Encryption • Ecrime • Content Regulation • Consumer Transactions

  3. Internet Structure and Governance • Packet Switching Network • Protocols, Code and Hardware • Standards bodiesIEEE W3C

  4. Theories of Regulation • John Perry Barlow“Internet Utopian” • Laurence Lessig“Code and other Laws”

  5. Jurisdiction • Private International Law“Conflict of Laws” • Differences in Contract, Tort etc • Gutnick Defamation TrialIs the Internet different?

  6. Domain Names • Heirachical DNS System • ICANN control, auDA control • Dispute Resolution policies • Court decisions Trade mark law?

  7. Privacy • State and Federal Legislation • Privacy Principles • Privacy Commissioner • Co-Regulation

  8. Encryption • Old symetric system, new public key asymetric system • Digital Certificates and PKI • Gateway and Identrus systems • What legal responsibilities and liabilities do players in a PKI system have?

  9. Electronic Transactions Acts • Technology Neutral • Functional Equivalence • Defines: • Signing • Writing • Keeping records • Jurisdiction

  10. E-Crime • Amendments to Criminal Code (Cth) and Crimes Act (NSW) covering hacking etc • Other serious e-crimes covered by other legislation, eg Cyber-stalking, Prohibited Content etc

  11. Content Regulation • Co-Regulatory Scheme • ABA Take-Down notices • X and RC material • R material without access restriction

  12. Consumer Transactions • Mistaken pricing structures • Trust Enhancing techniques • Internet payment mechanisms • Codes of conduct

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