FYSP 119 - The First Amendment and the Internet

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
LAWS, POLT
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 hours
Attribute: 4SS, WR
This course explores the impact of the Internet on First Amendment freedoms of speech, dissent, academic inquiry, and privacy, through the study of constitutional law cases. Topics include: History and philosophy of free expression; Internet as private and public space; government regulation in ‘anti-terrorism’ age; library access to Internet; music, file-sharing, and intellectual property; and regulating hateful, obscene, indecent, and subversive speech on the Internet.
Enrollment Limit: 16
Instructor: R. Kahn
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes