This course introduces students to the most salient features of the intersection between law and information technologies. Students are taught about copyright, data protection, and authorship of computer programmes, as well as about the current developments in the EU legal regulation of the use of generative artificial intelligence, wire fraud, cryptocurrencies, and the legitimacy of the use of data by social networks and other applications.
The purpose of the course is to introduce students into the main legislative instruments pertinent to the world of information technologies as well as the most recent case law in the European Union and beyond. The aim is to introduce students to the basic principles of the territoriality of copyright law and to draw links between private law, including business transactions, and other areas of law, such as criminal law and constitutional or administrative guarantees of the right to privacy.
The students will gain knowledge about the various areas of legal regulation in Europe and worldwide, including international patents and copyright, data protection in various international jurisdictions, such as the GDPR in the EU, international regulation of wire fraud and other computer crimes or cyber-bullying, and the statutory proposals for regulating the use of generative artificial intelligence.
Students will also be familiar with the international and European framework covering IT law and their implications for practical work of IT specialists.
- Garant: Cvik Eva Daniela
- Pedagog: Reichert Michal