University of New South Wales - Faculty of Law - Information Technology Law

C y b e r s p a c e - l a w

Previous Notices

  • Please start reading Study Guide 1: Introductions to cyberspace, its law and theory (Part 1). The first Discussion Questions will be issued on Monday 5 March (27/2)
  • Students must subscribe to the class email list by Monday 5 March, when disussion will start. If you don't have the password, contact me  (GG) (27/2)
  • The introductory meeting for LAWS 1031 is in the Computer Lab (Level 8, Law Library) at 4-6pm on Tuesday 27 February. Attendance is compulsory (26/2).
  • The brief  Information Sheet 2001 can be downloaded (4/1/01)
  • The detailed Objectives & Assessment 2001 is now available (4/1/01)
  •  Materials on the site are from Session 1 2000 and are now being updated for 2001 (4/1/01).


    • 2000 Notices

  • The End-of -Session Take-Home is now available (5/6/00)
  • [ANNOUNCEMENT]End of Session information - Make sure you read the class email discussion list for important information (2/6)
  • [NEW]Topic 6 Study Guide - Properties: Copyright and related rights in Cyberspace is now completed (2/6)
  • Make sure you read the class email discussion list for important information  concerning discussion questions (21/5)
  • [NEW]Topic 5 Study Guide - Privacy and surveillance in cyberspace - Parts 6 & 7 added (21/5)
  • [NEW]Topic 4 Study Guide - Computer crime and investigation now available (1/5/00)
  • Study Guide Topic 3.3. Telecommunications regulation of cyberspace available  (28/4/00)
  • [NEW]Topic 3 Study Guide  -   Governance of cyberspace: Entitites and networks - first two Parts now available (13/4/00)
  • [NEWS] Privacy Bill for private sector introduced - see class lists for details (13/4/00)
  • The Topic 2 Study Guide -

    • Encryption: Something special in cyberspace is now completed, and additional Discussion Questions have been allocated - see the class list   (3/4/00)
  • [NEW]The Essay Topics are now available (20/3/00)
  • [ANNOUNCEMENT]The due date for the Research Essay  has been changed to 4pm Thursday 4  May (Week 9). The Timetable for the Topics has also been revised. See the class email lists for details (20/3/00).
  • [NEW]The Topic 2 Study Guide - Encryption: Something special in cyberspace is now available. Please read Part 1 ' Public key cryptography - Basic concepts and main uses'  (22/3/00)
  • The email archives for Group 1 and Group 2 now contain all email sent to the classs lists. Students who have only joined the class list within the last week should refer to the archive to catch up on all previous email. (17/3/00)
  • [NEW]The Discussion Questions and the revised Study Guide for Topic 1 Part 2 'Theories of the relationship between law and cyberspace' are now available. The Questions will be allocated to students via the class email lists. This is the current  reading and discussion until  Topic 2 is released next week. (17/03/00)
  • [ANNOUNCEMENT]Don't forget the Class Picnic this Sunday 19th at 12 - Details are in the class lists for Group 1 and Group 2 (17/3/00)
  • [NEW]The Discussion Questions for Topic 1.1 are now available. Allocation of questions to students is being mailed to the class email lists  (Group 1 on Thursday, Group 2 on Friday). (8/3/00)
  • [ANNOUNCEMENT]LAWS 9977 (LLM) students should obtain a username/password for some of these pages from Holly Raiche (5/3/00)
  • [NEW]2000 Study Guides - Topic 1:  Introductions to cyberspace, its law and theory is now available. Part 1 is finished. Please start reading. The first Discussion Questions will be issued early next week. (3/3/00)
  • [ANNOUNCEMENT]All LAWS 1031 students must subscribe to the class email discussion lists by the end of Week 2. Failure to do so constitutes non-attendance. If you have a problem doing so, contact your teacher. (3/3/00)
  • [NEW]Cyberspace Law Update 1998-2000 has been expanded (but not yet finished) (29/2/00)
  • [NEW]UNSW Law Faculty - IT Resources for Students - Please read this document for details of Faculty Computer Labs and accounts (24/2/00)
  • [NEW]The draft Outline Objectives & Assessment 2000 is now available - please read for the Introductory class (23/2/00)
  • [NEW]Cyberspace Law Resources database now  on AustLII - This database will contain articles etc for this subject not otherwise available on the web. This first few inclusions are now available. (12/2/00)
  • [ANNOUNCEMENT]Free Seminar this Tuesday 7 March 9:00 - 5:00 (or part thereof) - Students in this subject  (LLB or LLM) have a free (optional) invitation to attend the  UNSW  Law Faculty Continuing Legal Education  one day Seminar Recent Developments in European Information Technology Law - Please note it will now be held in the Vallentine Annexe on campus (next to the car park near the Law Faculty), not downtown There will be at least one (optional) research essay topic this year for LAWS 1031 which includes  EU developments.  (3/3/00)
  • [ANNOUNCEMENT]Extra group now available - A second group in this subject  has now been created due the demand for places.  Lee Bygrave will teach the second group via Internet delivery. For adminstrative purposes the two groups will be separate, but Graham and Lee will be jointly teaching both groups  (24/2/00)
  • [ANNOUNCEMENT]Introductory Class in Week 1 - There will be an Introductory Class for the subject in the Law Faculty Computer Lab on Level 8 (Law Library) at the times below. Please ensure that you attend - it's compulsory. After that, teaching takes place via the Internet. (24/2/00)
  • Group 1: 4-6 pm on Tuesday 29 February (Graham Greenleaf's group)
  •  Group 2: 4-6 pm on Thursday  2 March (Lee Bygrave's group)
  • If it is impossible for you to attend  at the time allocated for your group, please attend at the time for the other group (24/2/00)
  • [ANNOUNCEMENT]E-mail account needed - You must have a functioning  email account to do this subject. You can use any email account you choose. Please make sure you have one by Week 1 (13/2/00).
  • [ANNOUNCEMENT]Students in this subject  have a free (optional) invitation to attend the  UNSW  Law Faculty Continuing Legal Education  one day Seminar Recent Developments in European Information Technology Law - Tuesday 7 March 2000 9:00-5:00. You will need to inform me at the Introductory Class if you can attend. There will be at least one (optional) research essay topic this year which includes  EU developments.  (13/2/00)
  • [NEW]Cyberspace Law Update 1998-2000- This update contains links to recent developments in all topics to be taught in the course, to be used until each topic's Reading Guide is updated. (13/2/00).
  • NEWS 'Plan for crackdown on hackers' (SMH 12/2/00) This news item raises a question for our Computer Crime topic - 'Don't our existing computer crime laws already cover 'denial of service' attacks?' (12/2/00)

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