Topic 1: Introduction Law and the legal system ‘The Information Age’ (1.0) Web 2.0, Internet 2.0, Gov 2.0…

 Two centres

See outline 2 hours intro – classical info age law 1 hour Web 2.0 law – your input?

 See outline

 Interactive: ask, discuss  Intensive: start now!

 80% rule

 6 UoC  80+ hrs (3 x 2 x 6 = 24 + prep/write)

 Media Diary 40  Research essay 60 or  Online contribution 60

 Required  Other

 Times  Note taker

l What is convergence? l Fluidity l Opportunities and risks

l Examples: l Spam: one Act, simple l Internet Content regulation: Acts, Regs, Codes, cases: complex

 Cases  Laws (legislation) & regulations  ‘Code’ and Codes  (Lessig: business practice, norms)

 Decisions of a court  Specifics of the case: people, actions  Specifics of jurisdiction: where, what  Specifics of time and date: when  Read ‘full text’? Primary legal document  Commentary, summaries, media reports  Principles, rules, interpretations, changes

 Decisions of a legislature: Parliament, Congress  Process: Review, Bill, Debate, C’tee, Amend, Act  Specifics of an Act: sections, definitions  Specifics of jurisdiction: where, what, who  Specifics of date: start, end? Amend? Repeal? Replace?  Read ‘full text’? Primary legal document  Commentary, summaries  Principles, specific requirements; Regulations

 Laws are made by politicians  Politicians do politics, not science, common sense, or ‘fairness’  Media can drive politics  Spin can turn black into white  Laws can affect media owners and journos  New technology can change the rules  Politics can re-make the rules

 Media Watch, Hollow Men,  Who is writing, what is their interest  Commercial, political, other?  Conflict of interest?  Sources? Spin? Manipulation?  Clues?  Assertions, factoids, original documents…

 NBN: Telstra v govt?  iiNet case: US movie industry v. ISPs ©  Internet filter proposal  Digital TV / ‘Freeview’: why need to sell it?  Computers for schoolies: issues, risks?  User-Generated content: issues, risks? Lack of info balance about costs and risks  ANPR – why no stories? cf. Streetview

Start thinking of media story sources for your diary! Check outline for contact info

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Tech changes Legal changes

 Offline world was nice and simple, for regulators  Web 1.0: global publication, old media/publish models  Web 2.0: social networking, user generated content Convergence of producer and consumer, + distributor  Web 3.0?: mass personalisation, semantic web It’s not just your friends who know you and what you mean  Attack of the killer toddlers – we are so old Hackers retire at 15, kids turning filter tables on parents, slash Facebook does not enforce own rule of at least 13 yrs old

 Cyberlibertarian fantasies still delude and excite  Reality: Jurisdiction out of control, hyper liability (for you) Intensification not escape from jurisdiction (revenge of the States)  Or: no care, and no responsibility? (for the cloud) Your data and business go offshore, but not legal protection  The rise of the sub-human: minors at the frontier Deficit in ‘consequences’ cognitive development: paternalism? ‘Under the age of 18 or appears to be under 18’  The fall of the ‘common carrier’: ISPs’ change masters? Agents of a foreign power, or a hostile litigant interest? Enforced discipline of their customers, on pain of sharing liability.

Publisher Block here? ReaderViewerListenerProducer Importer Block here?

Producer Publisher Reader ISPs: the new block point

Do the definitions or tests of 1.0/2.0/3.0 work?

‘Storm in a teacup’? Or the ‘game changer’?