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The Internet and Constitutional Rights
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Controlling the Internet
Foundations of Cyber Law– Law to govern the use of computers in
e-commerce– Law to govern the Internet
Birth of the Internet– U.S. Department of Defense (1960s)– 1980s - National Science Foundation (NSF)
built its own network
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World Wide Web www.
1990 - Internet was opened up to new users through the creation of hypertext
Tim Berners-Lee developed the World Wide Web (www) making the Internet available to anyone with the use of a computer
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Evolving Legal Issues in Cyber Space
Ongoing Issue of Jurisdiction
International Jurisdiction • Types of IssuesContractsPrivacyObscenityDefamationSecurity of dataTrademarksCopyrightsCrimes
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Internet-Related Constitutional Issues
Freedom of Speech (speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition)– Roth v. United States
Obscenity did not have the protection of the First Amendment
Does the questionable material have any redeeming social importance?
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Internet-Related Constitutional Issues Miller v. California
– Questionable materials to be judged by the standards of the community affected
Communication Decency Act– To control the knowing transmittal of obscene
material through the Internet Child Online Protection Act
– Required commercial sites to use up-to-date methodology to restrict access to their sites containing material harmful to children
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The Right of Privacy
Employee has no true expectation of privacy on a company’s e-mail system
Personal e-mails are not protected by the right of privacy
Spamming - practice of sending unwanted bulk e-mailings to hundreds of thousands of potential customers via the Internet
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Assignments
1. Internet Legal Issues Timeline: Ask students to design an Internet Legal Issues Timeline that covers the four acts/laws covered in Part II of the outline. The timeline should include dates, define the laws/acts, and give several examples for each law.
2. Internet PowerPoint: Split the class into teams with two members. Each team must design a PowerPoint presentation that explains the impact of the Internet in today’s business and personal world. The PowerPoint should give examples of good and bad impacts from using the Internet. The presentation should also give examples of laws and regulations that have resulted since the birth of the Internet.
Independent Practice Assignments
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