This course surveys how cyberspace (the social space created by computing networks such as the Internet) is being regulated by law and other means, and examines how successful is this regulation. The course takes an Australian perspective, but with a strong emphasis on the development of international regulatory mechanisms. Responses to problems by technical controls will be compared with legal controls. As a survey course, the precise topics to be covered will change from year to year but may include topics such as: theories of cyberspace regulation; governance structures of the Internet - the ICANN example; domain names, identities and reputations; encryption and public key infrastructure (PKI); copyright - can copying be controlled by cyberspace?; content control through censorship and defamation; computer crime and investigation; privacy and surveillance; e-commerce, contracts and consumer rights; and jurisdictional problems and borderless transactions. There will be a team teaching approach with a number of lecturers.

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GENL2031 Cyberspace Law