Module LAW3188 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3188: Internet Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- introduction to the issues and the concept of Internet law;
- different issues related to concluding contracts online, specifically online contracts of sale. Among discussed issues: privacy policies; terms of use; digital content; social media; information requirements and provision of information online; non-conformity; right of withdrawal; lack of supply;
- the role, rights and obligations of online intermediaries, and whether these should differ based on the type of online intermediary (social media, P2P platforms, online marketplaces, Wikimedia, others);
- an introduction to the digital identity issues and systems of online payments; e-Money Directive; Payment Services Directive; fraudulent transactions; and
- issues of intellectual property online: copyright law online; geo-blocking; usage restrictions; licenses; fair use; Digital Rights Management; domain names; virtual property
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 122 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 22 | 11 X 2 hour lectures |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 6 | 4 x 1.5 hour seminars |
| Guided independent study | 42 | Individual reading and lecture preparation |
| Guided independent study | 20 | Seminar preparation |
| Guided independent study | 20 | Formative assessment preparation |
| Guided independent study | 40 | Summative assessment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1,250 words | 1-10 | Written/oral |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research portfolio | 100 | 2,500 words | 1-10 | Written |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research portfolio | Research portfolio (2,500 words) | 1-10 | August/September re-assessment period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
- Savin, EU Internet Law (2018 Edward Elgar)
- Special issues of the Journal of European Consumer and Market Law (EuCML), 1/2016 on sharing economy(and various article in this journal related to the liability of online intermediaries)
- S. Gijrath, S. van der Hof, A.R. Lodder, G-J. Zwemme (eds.), Concise European Data Protection, E-Commerce and IT Law (2018 Wolters Kluwer)
- L. Edwards, Law, Policy and the Internet (2018 Hart Publishing), ch. 1-2, 9-12
- V. Eubanks, Automating Inequality (Macmillian 2018)
- S. Umoja Noble, Algorithms of Oppression (New York University Press 2018)
- N. Bonde Thylstrup, The Politics of Mass Digitization (The MIT Press 2019)
- A. White, Digital Media and Society: Transforming Economics, Politics and Social Practices (Palgrave 2014)
- L. Lessig, Remix: Making art and commerce thrive in the hybrid economy (The Penguin Press 2008)
- M. Lemley, ‘IP in a World Without Scarcity’ [2015] 90 New York University Law Review 460-515
- C. Jensen, ‘The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Copyright, Digital Technology, and Social Norms’ [2003] 56 Stanford Law Review 571-570
- W. Dutton, A. Dopaka, M. Hills, G. Law and V. Nash, ‘Freedom of Connection – Freedom of Expression: The Changing Legal and Regulatory Ecology Shaping the Internet’ (UNESCO 2010)
