課程名稱 |
媒體法、新技術與憲法權利 Media Law, New Technology, and Constitutional Rights |
開課學期 |
105-1 |
授課對象 |
法律學院 法律研究所 |
授課教師 |
查理斯華頓 |
課號 |
LAW5247 |
課程識別碼 |
A21EU5100 |
班次 |
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學分 |
2 |
全/半年 |
半年 |
必/選修 |
選修 |
上課時間 |
星期二3,4(10:20~12:10) |
上課地點 |
法1506 |
備註 |
本課程以英語授課。與大學部合開。 限學士班三年級以上 總人數上限:50人 |
Ceiba 課程網頁 |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1051LAW5247 |
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課程概述 |
It will maintain a specific focus on how new tech and constitutional rights interact. Many examples will come from the US context, but the focus will be global, not exclusively America. Relevant US Supreme Court cases related to media law, as well as international law treaties and leading scholars’ articles, will play roles in enhancing students’ opportunities for analysis.
In terms of content, the course will be divided into four main sections: background on basic ideas of freedom of the press, drawing from the US context but with a broader scope. Second, in-depth media law issues including net neutrality, content regulation, copyright, etc. Third will be a detailed investigation, including practical, business-oriented examples, of intellectual property law and its impact and influence. Finally, the course will conclude by looking at the future: artificial intelligence, environmental threats and opportunities, humans’ role in an increasingly technological world, etc.
In this course, student work and assignments will not be limited to exclusively heavy reading of hundreds of pages of cases, translation of arcane and difficult passages, etc. The goal will be broad-based comprehension as well as cultivation of ability to think, discuss, and write critically about these important issues. The focus, of both readings as well as student writing, will be quality, not quantity. The teaching style of this course will: A) Be student-centered B) Comprehensive, and C) Ask why and how, not only what the law is. Students will need to speak and work in groups much more than potentially experienced in some other courses. And, as mentioned above in Evaluation, the semester grade will be determined by a midterm and final examination, as well as in-class participation and assignment work.
Course content:
Weeks 1-4: Freedoms of speech, assembly, and the press, focus on US constitutional law and broader related issues
Weeks 5-8: Technical aspects of media law including content regulation, copyright, media law as a busin |
課程目標 |
Two main goals:
1) Give students a broad-based understanding of key constitutional, economic, and human rights issues related to media law and new technology.
2) Improve students' ability to analyze these topics in English. |
課程要求 |
Proficient English, law major and some comparative law experience preferred but not required |
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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
第1週 |
9/13 |
Syllabus, Introduction, Importance of Media/New Tech |
第2週 |
9/20 |
Controversial speech/media: From magazines to the Internet |
第3週 |
10/4 |
Freedom of the press: New York Times v. Sullivan |
第4週 |
10/11 |
Wikileaks, privacy, and government classified information |
第5週 |
10/18 |
Social media protests, citizen rights and government surveillance |
第6週 |
10/25 |
History of the Internet and its regulation, Net Neutrality |
第7週 |
11/1 |
File-sharing: MGM v. Grokster, review |
第8週 |
11/8 |
***Review Test #1*** |
第9週 |
11/15 |
GMOs, environment, and non-media IP (Bowman v. Monsanto) ***NO CLASS -- CONTENT MOVED TO 12/27*** (GMOs on 12/27, 2 short articles still posted here) |
第10週 |
11/22 |
Global warming and environmental/development questions |
第11週 |
11/29 |
Robots/Artificial Intelligence, employment, threats/ challenges |
第12週 |
12/6 |
Education and economic law and policy in the high-tech era |
第13週 |
12/13 |
Tech and traditional values, review of semester |
第14週 |
12/20 |
***Review Test #2*** |
第15週 |
12/27 |
Additional topics in media/new tech, final paper meetings, etc. (GMOs, environment, and non-media IP (Bowman v. Monsanto) |
第16週 |
1/3/16 |
IP and professional patent law, potential guest lecture |
第16週 |
2017/01/06 |
***FINAL PAPER DUE BY 17:00*** |
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