This course examines the exciting world of law and policy relevant to digital media: the Internet, mobile media, and social media.

The course will address such timely questions as:

• Why have you been getting all those emails telling you that websites or apps “value your privacy” and want you to click “OK” on a statement about your data?
• Why did a federal court rule in May ‘19 that President Trump violated the First Amendment rights of Twitter users when he blocked them?
• What was behind the “delete Facebook” movement of spring 2018?
• Can you successfully sue someone for libel if that person said something false and reputation-harming about you on social media?

And others.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify and discuss key issues in digital media law.
• Evaluate timely digital media law viewpoints.
• Locate and understand statutory law and court opinions about digital media law.
• Outline a framework or frameworks for thinking about current and future issues in digital media law.