L12.3012   Lecture   2 Credits

The digital Environment situated copyright law at the center of major policy debates regarding the future of the information environment. This seminar will examine the legal response to information technologies and explore how copyright law shapes technological development, business models, social relations and political structures. The seminar will provide an in-depth exploration of some of the challenges to copyright law in the digital era, emphasizing regulatory options and policy considerations. Issues covered will include: digital challenges to the incentives paradigm, User-Generated-Content, regulation by code and anti-circumvention legislation, enforcement challenges and copyright liability of online intermediaries, private ordering and licensing schemes, open access initiatives, copyright law and freedom of expression.