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Cyberlaw: Internet Points of Control, Spring 2008
Mon, March 10 - The Ethos of the Internet: DNS
- Reading
- Jonathan Zittrain, The Future of the Internet, Chapters 1 & 2
Tue, March 11 - A Theory of Generativity: Wikipedia
- Reading
- Jonathan Zittrain, The Future of the Internet, Chapter 4
- Nicholson Baker, The Charms of Wikipedia, NY Review of Books, March 20, 2008
- Wikipedia Policies
Thu, March 13 - The Generative Dilemma: Cybersecurity
- Readings:
- Randy Picker, Cyber Security: Of Heterogeneity and Autarky, pp. 1-7, 18-27
- Jonathan Zittrain, The Future of the Internet, Chapter 3
- David Banisar, Save the Net, Sue a Software Maker
- Optional
- Jonathan Zittrain, The Future of the Internet, Chapter 6 (For more background on Wikipedia)
Mon, March 24 - Intermediaries and Polyarchy: Filtering, Zoning, and Jurisdiction
- Readings:
- Filtering
- Review of Access Denied, Nature
- Robert Faris & Nart Villeneuve, Measuring Global Internet Filtering, Access Denied
- Open Net Initiative, Pulling the Plug: A Technical Review of the Internet Shutdown in Burma
- Principles Project, Briefing Document
- Jurisdiction
- Jonathan Zittrain, Filtering Module, pp. 33-39 (Gutnick)
- Filtering
Tue, March 25 Part I - Intermediaries and Gatekeeping: Defamation
Tue, March 25 Part II - Special Session: Digital Dilemmas: Filtering and Corporate Responsibility
- This session will take place at from 6:30-8pm in Vanderbilt 214, and fills in for the Thu, April 3 session. We will make a video of the session available for those who may have conflicts.
- For more information and to RSVP, check out the Facebook Event.
Thu, March 27 - Intermediaries and Gatekeeping II: Copyright
Mon, March 31 - Intermediaries and Gatekeeping III: Anonymity and Identification of (Alleged) Wrongdoers
Tue, April 1 - Technological Intermediaries: Liability for Devices and Tools
Thu, April 3 - *NO CLASS*
Mon, April 7 - The Ethos of the Internet II: Universities and Open Access
Tue, April 8 - Technological Intermediaries II: Appliancization, Product v. Service, and Open Code
Thu, April 10 - Technological Intermediaries III: Trusted Systems
Mon, April 14 - A Generative Dilemma at the Social Layer: Privacy 2.0
Tue, April 15 - Generative Solutions: Netizenship
Tue, April 15 - Optional Session: The Future of the Internet
- This event will take place at 7pm, exact NYU law location TBA.