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The right to free speech is meaningless without spaces to exercise it. Over the past decades, electronic media---broadcast radio and television, cable television, telephony, and the internet---have become critical spaces where Americans speak to and with each other. Today, being able to speak and be heard online is as important as being able to speak in parks, sidewalks, and public squares. As the Supreme Court has recognized, social media platforms "provide perhaps the most powerful mechanisms available to a private citizen to make his or her voice heard," so that any citizen may "become a town crier with a voice that resonates farther than it could from any soapbox." Packingham v. North Carolina, 137 S. Ct. 1730, 1737 (2017). But while the public squares of the colonies were public spaces, the social media platforms hosting much of Americans' online speech today are owned by private actors with their own First Amendment rights. And court decisions about electronic media differ significantly from the precedents governing leaflets, pickets, soapboxes, and flag burning that dominated the twentieth century. This class complements the law school's general First Amendment class by focusing on precedents governing speech on electronic media (broadcast, cable, telephony, and the internet) and what they mean for free speech in the digital age. The answer is hotly debated by policy makers, scholars, and courts. As Justice Alito noted in his recent dissent when the Supreme Court put Texas' social media law back on hold, "It is not at all obvious how our existing precedents, which predate the age of the internet, should apply to large social media companies." In this course, we will take on that thorny task. We will grapple with questions such as: Why can comedians swear on Netflix or cable TV, but not on broadcast TV? Can politicians or government officials block Americans from their Twitter or Facebook accounts? Do internet platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube violate their users' First Amendment rights when they take down or restrict access to content? And how does the First Amendment affect attempts to regulate internet platforms such as Texas' and Florida's social media laws? Who should take this class: If you are interested in the First Amendment, constitutional issues, appellate litigation, media and technology law, communications law, net neutrality, the increasing power of internet platforms, or simply use the internet, this class is for you. There are no prerequisites for this class. You can take it before or after the general First Amendment class. The class is open to first year law students and graduate students from other schools. To apply for this course, non-Law students must complete a Non-Law Student Add Request Form available on the SLS Registrar's Office website (see Non-Law Students). Elements used in grading: Class participation, attendance, homework practice problems, end-of-class quiz.

Net neutrality means you get to decide what you do online: you get to choose what sites to visit, what apps to use, what videos to watch. It prevents companies like AT&T, Comcast, or T-Mobile that connect you to the internet from blocking, slowing down, or speeding up specific sites and apps, or from charging websites for access to their subscribers. Through readings, discussions, and guest speakers, this class explores current net neutrality controversies in the U.S. and around the world. We will discuss questions such as: 1. Your video is grainy even though you have a 5G plan. Is the network congested, or is your internet provider slowing video to push you toward a pricier plan? 2. Some plans let you stream Spotify without using your data, but your favorite podcast still counts against your cap. Is this helping people on tight budgets, or is your internet provider picking winners? Does it matter whether this happens in São Paulo or in San Francisco? 3. Your Netflix keeps buffering. League of Legends lags. Your internet provider blames Netflix and Riot Games. They claim the internet provider is deliberately creating bottlenecks to squeeze money out of them. Who is right? 4. 5G networks can slice internet traffic into fast lanes and slow lanes. Who should decide which apps get prioritized? Internet providers, the apps themselves, or you? You'll analyze competing arguments and develop your own position on whether and how these issues should be regulated. Open to law students and students from other departments. No technical background required. Students may complete several shorter written assignments (Section 01) or, with instructor consent, a single 18-page final research (R-credit) paper due at the Law School's final paper deadline (Section 02). Students accepted into the course may switch to the R-credit section (02) after the term begins, pending instructor approval. Elements used in grading: Class participation, attendance, final writing assignment. Students are expected to attend all sessions of the class and participate in the class discussion. CONSENT APPLICATION: To apply for this course, students must complete a Consent Application Form available at SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/.

This class will use the case method to teach basic computer, network, and information security from technology, law, policy, and business perspectives. Using real world topics, we will study the technical, legal, policy, and business aspects of an incident or issue and its potential solutions. The case studies will be organized around the following topics: vulnerability disclosure, state sponsored sabotage, corporate and government espionage, credit card theft, theft of embarrassing personal data, phishing and social engineering attacks, denial of service attacks, attacks on weak session management and URLs, security risks and benefits of cloud data storage, wiretapping on the Internet, and digital forensics. Students taking the class will learn about the techniques attackers use, applicable legal prohibitions, rights, and remedies, the policy context, and strategies in law, policy and business for managing risk. Grades will be based on class participation, two reflection papers, and a final exam. Special Instructions: This class is limited to 65 students, with an effort made to have students from SLS (30 students will be selected by lottery) and students from Computer Science (30 students) and International Policy Studies (5 students). Elements used in grading: Class Participation (20%), Written Assignments (40%), Final Exam (40%). Cross-listed with Computer Science ( CS 203) and International Policy Studies ( IPS 251).

This is an overview course covering the basics of intellectual property law -- trade secrets, patents, copyrights, and trademarks. This course is designed both for those who are interested in pursuing IP as a career, and those who are looking only for a basic knowledge of the subject. There are no prerequisites, and a scientific background is not required. Elements used in grading: Attendance, class participation, exam.

This is an overview course covering the basics of intellectual property law -- trade secrets, patents, copyrights, and trademarks. This course is designed both for those who are interested in pursuing IP as a career, and those who are looking only for a basic knowledge of the subject. There are no prerequisites, and a scientific background is not required. Elements used in grading: Class participation and final exam. The class is open to 1Ls. It will serve as a prerequisite for IP: Patents in the spring quarter.

This is an overview course covering the basics of intellectual property law -- trade secrets, patents, copyrights, and trademarks. This course is designed both for those who are interested in pursuing IP as a career, and those who are looking only for a basic knowledge of the subject. There are no prerequisites, and a scientific background is not required. Elements used in grading: Class participation, attendance, and final exam.

This is an advanced seminar focusing on antitrust law as it applies to the creation, licensing, and exercise of intellectual property rights. At least one IP or antitrust class is a prerequisite, and ideally both. Elements used in grading: Grades will be based on class participation and short reflection papers (2 units) or a long research paper (3 units) with consent of the instructor. Research papers will be due before the Law School deadline. Draft papers will be due in time for student presentations. After the term begins, students accepted into the course can transfer from section 01 into section 02 (research paper) which meets the R requirement, with consent of the instructor. Research paper option is limited to 10 students.

Copyright law is the engine that drives not only such traditional entertainment and information industries as music, book publishing, news and motion pictures, but also software, video games and other digital products. This course examines in depth all aspects of copyright law and practice, as well as the business and policy challenges and opportunities that the internet and other new technologies such as artificial intelligence present for the exploitation of copyrighted works. There are no prerequisites for this class. Elements used in grading: Final Exam (open book). A detailed description of how the class will be conducted, including reading assignments and modes of student participation, appears in the course syllabus on Canvas.

(Formerly Law 625) This course will combine in-depth study, through reading assignments and lectures, of US law governing copyright transactions (contract formalities and construction; recordation and title practice; termination of transfers) and copyright contract drafting and negotiation exercises (book publishing agreement; videogame production and distribution agreement). Elements used in grading: Class Participation, Written Assignments. CONSENT APPLICATION: To apply for this course, students must complete and submit a Consent Application Form available on the SLS website (Click Courses at the bottom of the homepage and then click Consent of Instructor Forms). See Consent Application Form for instructions and submission deadline.