INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW

The course aims to understand the relationship between today's technology, information and communication technology, and law. Technology is, on the one hand, a tool of law: think about the computerization of proceedings or to new forms of legal documentation and attribution, as the digital signature. On the other hand, technology itself becomes an object of law which must govern brand new phenomena: think of the right to privacy in a context in which all the activities done on the Internet can be monitored, the dematerialization of financial instruments, which makes obsolete the debt paper, the electronic means of payment, copyright, e-commerce and its impact on classical forms and principles of contract law.

knowledge of problems related to information technology
ability to understand the risks and potentials of information technology
ability to identify illegitimate behavior from a superficial use of technology
knowledge of the social problems connected to information technology and in particular computer literacy and net neutrality

None prerequisite is required

Privacy; electronic version of a document; net neutrality; cybercrime; protection of software; certified e-mail; social network

Il diritto dell’era digitale, 5th ed. (2020), by G. Pascuzzi published by Il mulino.

read Part I, where general notions are presented (pp. 1-76)

study Parts II and III, (excluding paragraphs VI, IX, XIX, XX and XXVI)

Written and oral exam. The successfully overcoming of the written test (multiple choice test) is a condition for admission to the oral test.
The written test contains questions regarding the whole program discussed during the course and its aim is to verify the complete knowledge of the student about all the topics. The oral test permits the students to clarify some eventual mistakes made in the written exam and to improve their mark.
Since it is a law course, students are not required to be competent in this science; however, they need to learn basic legal grounds necessary for computer operators, from the need to protect personal data - otherwise hard sanctions could be imposed - to the forms of protection for software designers (copyright), and so on. We will deepen some theoretical concepts just put in crisis from the recent US policy regarding the net neutrality.

The written exam consists in 15 multiple-choice questions. Each correct answer is worth 2 points. No answer is considered mistake. Succeeding in the written exam is mandatory to be admitted to the oral exam. To pass the written exam, it is required to give 9 right answers out of 15 questions. The written part of the exam aims to test the basic knowledge.
The oral exam aims to evaluate the knowledge and the comprehension of the most important private law institutions. Also, In this context, the ability of the students to expose the acquired knowledge using a technical and juridical language will be assessed

The Course is mainly structured in several frontal lessons.

Italian

Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Accommodation and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments

Ca' Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.

written and oral