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Legal Issues for Web Designers and Content Managers (B141)

This course is designed to provide web personnel with an overview of the current legal issues facing websites today. Topics include information security, copyright and trademark laws, and social issues relating to cyberspace including privacy, obscenity, and defamation. This course is 6 weeks long.
Outline
Week 1: Introduction to Law and Copyrights
  • Jurisdictions
  • American Court System
  • Court Decisions
  • Copyrights
Week 2: Intellectual Property
  • Trademarks
  • Domain Names
  • Patents
Week 3: Uninvited Guest
  • Spam
  • Cyber crimes
    • Phishing
    • Identity Theft
    • Adware vs. Spyware
    • Malware
    • Cyberstalking
Week 4: Privacy
  • Email monitoring
    • Employers
    • Hackers
  • Laws affecting privacy
    • Federal laws
    • Canadian laws
    • European laws
  • Web site privacy
  • Childrens' privacy
    • COPPA
    • COPA
Week 5: First Amendment Free Speech/Press
  • Defamation
  • Blogs
  • Pornography/obscenity
  • Online harassment
  • Hate speech
    • Remedies
    • In Foreign Jurisdictions
Week 6: Contracts In Futuro
  • Binding Contracts
  • Electronic Signatures
  • License Agreements
  • Issues on the horizon
    • Podcasting
    • RSS
    • Social networks
Prerequisites
None
Requirements
There are no additional software requirements for the course. The students' systems should be Internet ready and capable of surfing the web in a timely fashion. Students should have basic computer skills and be able to download files, copy/paste, locate files on their hard drive, use attachments, etc.
Course Texts
There is no need to purchase textbooks for this course. We will use the following two books from Google Books:
  • Title: Cyber Law: A Legal Arsenal for Online Business
  • Author(s): Brett J. Trout
  • Published: 2007

    • Books:
    Required Book: The Gigalaw Guide to Internet Law (via Google Books)
    Required Book: Cyber Law: A Legal Arsenal for Online Business (via Google Books)

    Additional information:

    Your place in the course is confirmed by your payment. Introductory courses are intended for students with no experience in the subject matter and are seeking beginner level training.

    Refund Policy: Please read our Terms and Refund Policy before registering for this course.

    Additional Cost: Book and software might be required for the course. Read the Requirements and Book section for more information. Course fee does not include the book and software cost .

    How eClasses Work:Instructors post lectures (text-based, no video or audio), reading selections, and hands-on assignments once a week in the online classroom. Students can discuss the assignments with the instructor and amongst themselves in the classroom area. This format has no set meeting time, which allows students to attend class at a time most convenient to them, yet still provides logically organized communication between class participants. Students can apply for the completion certificate after finishing the class.

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Legal Issues for Web Designers and Content Managers
Price: $180.00
Item No.: B141
Instructor: Rodger Milam
CEUs: 3
Duration: 6 weeks
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Start Date: May 10, 2010
(Register by: May 13, 2010 )
 
Start Date: Oct 25, 2010
(Register by: Oct 28, 2010 )
 
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  • "This was a very interesting and challenging course. I loved every minute of it." - Cynthia Nolen

  • "This class covers a broad range of legal issues regarding web development and encourages the student to stay abreast of constantly changing law on the internet." - John Saxon