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This page contains the readings for the entire class.  Please keep in mind that readings will be updated over the course of the semester, so check back frequently to make sure you aren't missing anything!
This page contains the readings for the entire class.  Please keep in mind that readings will be updated over the course of the semester, so check back frequently to make sure you aren't missing anything!


=January 25 - [[Politics and Technology of Control: Introduction]]=
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=January 24 - [[Politics and Technology of Control: Introduction]]=
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{{:Politics_and_Technology_of_Control:_Introduction}}


=February 1 - [[Paradigms for Studying the Internet]]=
=January 31 - [[Paradigms for Studying the Internet]]=
{{:Paradigms_for_Studying_the_Internet}}
{{:Paradigms_for_Studying_the_Internet}}


=February 8 - [[New Economic Models]]=
=February 7 - [[Regulating Speech Online]]=
{{:Regulating_Speech_Online}}
 
=February 14 - [[New Economic Models]]=
{{:New_Economic_Models}}
{{:New_Economic_Models}}


=February 15 - [[Peer Production and Collaboration]]=
=February 21 - [[Peer Production and Collaboration]]=
{{:Peer_Production_and_Collaboration}}
{{:Peer_Production_and_Collaboration}}


=February 22 - [[Collective Action and Decision-making]]=
=February 28 - [[Copyright in Cyberspace]]=
{{:Collective_Action_and_Decision-making}}
{{:Copyright_in_Cyberspace}}


=March 1 - [[New and Old Media, Participation, and Information]]=
=March 6 - [[New and Old Media, Participation, and Information]]=
{{:New and Old Media, Participation, and Information}}
{{:New and Old Media, Participation, and Information}}


=March 8 - [[Law's Role in Regulating Online Conduct and Speech]]=
=March 13 - No class (Spring Break)=
{{:Law's_Role_in_Regulating_Online_Conduct_and_Speech}}


=March 15 - No class=
=March 20 - [[Collective Action and Decision-making]]=
{{:Collective_Action_and_Decision-making}}


=March 22 - [[Regulating Speech Online]]=
=March 27 - [[Internet and Democracy]]=
{{:Regulating_Speech_Online}}
{{:Internet and Democracy}}


=March 29 - [[Internet Infrastructure and Regulation]]=
{{:Internet_Infrastructure_and_Regulation}}


=April 5 - [[Copyright in Cyberspace]]=
=March 8 - [[Law's Role in Regulating Online Conduct and Speech]]=
{{:Copyright_in_Cyberspace}}
{{:Law's_Role_in_Regulating_Online_Conduct_and_Speech}}


=April 12 = [[Control and Code: Privacy Online]]=
=April 3 - [[Control and Code: Privacy Online]]=
{{:Control and Code: Privacy Online}}
{{:Control and Code: Privacy Online}}


=April 19 - [[Internet and Democracy]]=
=April 10 - [[Internet and Democracy: The Sequel]]=
{{:Internet and Democracy}}
{{:Internet and Democracy: The Sequel}}


=April 26 - [[Internet and Democracy: The Sequel]]=
=Apr 24 - [[The Wikileaks Case]]=
{{:Internet and Democracy: The Sequel}}
{{:The Wikileaks Case]]


=May 3 - [[Cybersecurity and Cyberwarfare]]=
=May 1 - [[Cybersecurity and Cyberwarfare]]=
{{:Cybersecurity and Cyberwarfare}}
{{:Cybersecurity and Cyberwarfare}}


=May 10 - [[Final Project]] due=
=May 8 - [[Final Project]] due=

Revision as of 17:44, 20 January 2012

This page contains the readings for the entire class. Please keep in mind that readings will be updated over the course of the semester, so check back frequently to make sure you aren't missing anything!

This page contains the readings for the entire class. Please keep in mind that readings will be updated over the course of the semester, so check back frequently to make sure you aren't missing anything!

January 24 - Politics and Technology of Control: Introduction

Readings/Watchings

Optional Readings


January 31 - Paradigms for Studying the Internet

Readings

Optional Readings


February 7 - Regulating Speech Online

Readings

  • Case Study: The SPEECH Act

Optional Readings

Links

Links from Adobe Connect Session

US Constitution: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html

State constitutions: http://www.constitution.org/cons/usstcons.htm

US regulations are in the Code of Federal Regulations: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR

Map of the circuit courts and their jurisdictions: http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/images/CircuitMap.pdf

The Supreme Court has been taking fewer and fewer cases: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/us/29bar.html?_r=0

The International Shoe test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Shoe_v._Washington

A very influential case addressing websites is a district court case from Pittsburgh called Zippo Manufacturing v. Zippo Dot Com, Inc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippo_Manufacturing_Co._v._Zippo_Dot_Com,_Inc

A more recent case of "Libel Tourism" - this time concerning parties from Ethiopia: http://blog.indexoncensorship.org/2013/02/25/london-libel-ruling-against-ethiopian-dissident-shows-urgent-need-for-reform/

Shaari v. Harvard: http://masscases.com/cases/sjc/427/427mass129.html

This org has done a lot to make sure that online sites have to remove child porn: http://www.missingkids.com/home

The NPR talk show On Point with Tom Ashbrook had a segment on Cyberbullying and Sexual Shaming: http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/01/28/cyberbullying


February 14 - New Economic Models

Readings

Additional Resources


February 21 - Peer Production and Collaboration

Additional Resources

Joseph Reagle's book: Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia

The following audio streams from NPR may be interesting:


February 28 - Copyright in Cyberspace

Required Readings

During class, Chris Bavitz referenced the following materials:

Optional Readings


March 6 - New and Old Media, Participation, and Information

Readings

Optional Readings


March 13 - No class (Spring Break)

March 20 - Collective Action and Decision-making

Readings

Optional Readings

  • Divided They Blog - a paper showing trackbacks between political blogs, mentioned by Ethan Zuckerman in his review of Cass Sunstein's Infotopia
  • On a similar topic: Cross-Ideological Discussions among Conservative and Liberal Bloggers, by Eszter Hargittai, et al.
    • Abstract: With the increasing spread of information technologies and their potential to filter content, some have argued that people will abandon the reading of dissenting political opinions in favor of material that is closely aligned with their own ideological position. We test this theory empirically by analyzing both quantitatively and qualitatively Web links among the writings of top conservative and liberal bloggers. Given our use of novel methods, we discuss in detail our sampling and data collection methodologies. We find that widely read political bloggers are much more likely to link to others who share their political views. However, we find no increase in this pattern over time. We also analyze the content of the links and find that while many of the links are based on straw-man arguments, bloggers across the political spectrum also address each others writing substantively, both in agreement and disagreement.



March 27 - Internet and Democracy

Readings

Additional Resources




March 8 - Law's Role in Regulating Online Conduct and Speech

Readings

Optional Readings


April 3 - Control and Code: Privacy Online

Readings

Optional Readings


April 10 - Internet and Democracy: The Sequel

Readings


Additional Resources

Apr 24 - The Wikileaks Case

{{:The Wikileaks Case]]

May 1 - Cybersecurity and Cyberwarfare

Readings

Optional Readings


May 8 - Final Project due