Cyber Law

1. Please assume you have the absolute power to control the internet and its content?

2. The Law of the Horse?

3. Describe your expectations on finding law from anywhere in the world by use of the internet. Why is it important to have a uniform method of citation of that law?

4. On the discussion forum, describe an instance where a government has taken some action the result of which is influence on commerce?

5. Please describe an instance of which you are aware in which an act of internet crime took place?

6. Please do an internet search and find out the results of the Erin Andrews invasion of privacy case that the Craig discusses in the assigned text.  Write a commentary on your thoughts on the case?

7. On the discussion forum, describe an instance of plagiarism or other use of another’s intellectual property with which you are familiar. Please give one argument condemning this conduct and one argument defending it?

8. The United States Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari (refused to review the lower court’s ruling) in the case of Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., 804 F. 3d 202 - Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 2015. That case let stand the ruling of the Court of Appeals which can be found at the following website: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2220742578695593916&q=Authors+Guild+v.+Google+Inc&hl=en&as_sdt=4000006

9. Summarizing a court’s interpretation in a case involving online protection of a patent. Cite both the case and statute using standard legal notation?

10. On the discussion forum, please describe the reasons for having a totally anonymous means of accessing the internet?