UNSW Handbook Course - E-Business and the Law

E-Business and the Law - LEGT5421


	Faculty: Australian School of Business
	School: Australian School of Taxation and Business Law
	Course Outline: http://www.blt.unsw.edu.au/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	None
	Excluded: JURD7344, LAWS8044, LEGT2771, LEGT3771
	CSS Contribution Charge:Band 3 (more info)
	Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Electronic commerce relies on the new wave of technologies associated with the internet. It raises significant legal and regulatory issues. This course reviews the existing legal and regulatory regimes applying to E-business and critically examines the need, and proposals, for reform. Topics covered with focus on three primary areas of legal regulation, transactional regulatory issues including privacy, internet content and intellectual property protection; and industry sector specific regulation such as banking, securities, gaming and software technology.

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