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LLB345 Regulating the Internet

This unit examines how society regulates the Internet. As the Internet has become more vital to business, government and social life, difficult legal and policy questions have arisen about its governance. This unit will consider the application of existing legal principles to cyberspace, as well as newly developed sui generis principles and governance regimes. Knowledge of these legal issues is of increasing importance in many areas of legal practice, industry and to society more generally. This unit is a core unit for the new Law, Technology and Innovation minor and a general law elective for the undergraduate law degree.. It will be beneficial to you if you are intending to practise in media and communications, intellectual property or technology law, or another area of law that involves significant interaction online. This unit will also be beneficial if you intend to work in the public sector in relation to the regulation of technology and communications networks.

Unit information

Unit code: LLB345
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School/Discipline: Law School
Study area: Law and justice
Credit points: 12

Dates and locations

Teaching period	Dates	Locations
Semester 2, 2019	22 July 2019 - 15 November 2019	Gardens Point Gardens Point (External)
Semester 2, 2020	20 July 2020 - 13 November 2020	Gardens Point Gardens Point (External)

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Fees

Commonwealth supported place (CSP) student contribution amount: 2019: $1,369; 2020: $1,394
Domestic fee-paying student fee: 2019: $2,640; 2020: $2,748
International student fee (excluding study abroad students): 2019: $3,624; 2020: $3,780

Guide to fees

Commonwealth supported place (CSP) student contribution amount

For Australian citizens, permanent visa holders and permanent humanitarian visa holders, and New Zealand citizens who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course and are eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
as a cross-institutional student who has a Commonwealth supported place at their home university.

Domestic fee-paying student fee

For Australian citizens, permanent visa holders and permanent humanitarian visa holders, and New Zealand citizens, who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course and are not eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
as part of a QUT course during Summer Semester
as a cross-institutional student who does not have a Commonwealth supported place at their home university
as a single-unit study student.

International student fee

For international students who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course
as a cross-institutional student.

Previous study requirements

Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB345
Anti-requisites: LWB482
Assumed knowledge: LLB344 Intellectual Property Law is assumed knowledge

Guide to previous study requirements

Prerequisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have completed these prerequisite units (or have credit, advanced standing or exemption for them), or be able to demonstrate that you have equivalent background knowledge.
Anti-requisites: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these anti-requisite units.
Co-requisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have already completed these co-requisite units, or you must enrol in them at the same time.
Equivalents: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these equivalent units.
Assumed knowledge: We assume that you have a minimum level of knowledge in certain areas before you start this unit.

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