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Law of Commercial Cyberspace (LAWS90162)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Eliza Mik, Coordinator
Email: law-aso@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject deals with legal aspects of the commercial exploitation of the Internet, in particular, with the use of the Internet as a platform for content and service delivery. It includes theoretical as well as technical backgrounder to illustrate the complexity of the Internet value chain and to enable students not only to understand the architecture of the Internet but also to comprehend its implications (and limitations) for business. The subject presents the legal landscape of e-commerce against the background of current business trends and developing commercial practices, such as surveillance capitalism or the sharing economy. By giving a snapshot of the e-commerce market, its major players and dominant revenue models, the individual topics focus on existing challenges of both legal and technological nature. They discuss the respective legal issues that arise at various stages of setting up an online business or adapting an existing business to the online environment. The subject is practice-oriented and designed to give students more confidence when confronting legal problems of technological origin. It also enables students to tackle basic regulatory issues and equips them with the tools necessary to build convincing arguments.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed this subject will:
- Be able to navigate the legal landscape of commercial cyberspace and, on a detailed level, be able to identify the legal problems accompanying recent technological developments such as AI and blockchains;
- appreciate the commercial, legal and regulatory implications of individual Internet technologies and emerging business models;
- be able to identify the main legal problems arising in the use of technology in commercial transactions, especially with regards to transaction automation;
- differentiate between the public and private law aspects of the Internet; and
- be able to meaningfully participate in both theoretical and practical discussions on the subject.
Generic skills
- On completion of the subject, a student will have developed the following skills: • The ability to navigate the legal landscape of commercial cyberspace and, be able to identify the legal problems accompanying recent technological developments such as AI and blockchains; • The ability to critically analyse the commercial, legal and regulatory implications of individual Internet technologies and emerging business models; • The ability to identify and analyse main legal problems arising in the use of technology in commercial transactions, especially with regards to transaction automation; • The ability to differentiate between the public and private law aspects of the Internet; • The ability to meaningfully participate in both theoretical and practical discussions on the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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LAWS50028 | Constitutional Law | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS50029 | Contracts | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS50027 | Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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LAWS90140 | Disputes and Ethics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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LAWS50023 | Legal Method and Reasoning | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS50026 | Obligations | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS50024 | Principles of Public Law | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS50025 | Torts | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Class participation/presentation due during semester (10%)
1-hour in-class test during week 9 (30%)
Research essay 3,500-words due at the end of semester (60%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 144 hours Pre teaching requirements Students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
Eliza Mik, Coordinator
Email: law-aso@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Additional delivery details
This subject has an enrolment quota of 60 students. Your subject enrolment will not be confirmed until the selection process has been run. Selection is conducted on a random basis with outcomes communicated to students shortly after re-enrolment closes. Please refer to the Melbourne Law School website for more information on the JD Elective selection process.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Specialist materials will be made available from Melbourne Law School.
- Links to additional information
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022