LAW 756 Legal Boundaries in the Digital Age (3 credits)

3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Taught: Variable, check w/ department
Technology extends the reach of individuals, organizations, and governments beyond borders, posing one of the greatest legal challenges in the Digital Age. A single action on the internet can have consequences far beyond where the actor resides-stealing an identity, subverting an election, threatening a public utility- raising questions about what laws, and what governing bodies, will protect victims and punish those that harm them through technology. This course will examine the obstacles to enacting and enforcing laws to govern cyberspace and the real world when developing technologies create challenges to the lawful authority of governments to regulate technology.