This course examines currently implemented legal responses to the challenges of controlling information flow. These responses will then be discussed in terms of their ethical, political and economic consequences and the possible alternative responses which could be formulated in law. Issues to be considered will involve ownership of information, access to information, privacy, control of creativity in multimedia, amongst others. Antirequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): At least 65% in each of MIT 1200F/G, 1500F/G and 1700F/G. Corequisite(s): Pre-or Corequisite(s): Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. back to top