Law and Ethics -CA640 Law and Ethics -CA640
Renaat Verbruggen
Research Methods Material (assignment will be handled by Prof. Jane Horgan)
I have updated the links to reflect the Lectures but I have left the extra material as you might find it useful to see alternative presentations.
| Topic 1 | Introduction to (Cyber-) Ethics (+Philosophy
survey).
Results of Surveys from 2003 ; 2004 ; 2005; 2006; 2007 for your perusal. |
L. Notes | |
| Topic 2. | Philosophical framework.
A Module Assignment A very good article on "How to Do Computer Ethics" |
Cases from the Electronic Frontier Federation
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Extra on: Cyber Ethics Tavani |
| Topic 3. | Critical analysis |
Extra ( Notes Tavani) |
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| Topic 4. | On Ethics and Morality |
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| Topic 5. |
Codes of Ethics Free Software Foundation Fairweather's comments on the Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics |
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Extra by: Bowyer |
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Up to Week 10 |
Law lectures. | Notes on Moodle | Handouts |
| Weeks 11 and 12 | Presentations for research methods | ||
References:
Book by Adams and McCrindle 
Some Cases mentioned in class:
The Register
Grand Theft Auto in the dock over US road killing
Microsoft Close Chat rooms and related links Search
Child Protection Legislation Proposals
The Kazaa case.
Links to Extensive Ethics sites.
@
Santa Clara University
,UK
Lawrence
Hinman 
Edward
F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University.
(U.S.)
A video on the
Foundation of Computer
Ethics by Terrell Ward Bynum Research Center on Computing and Society Southern
Conneticut State University
Good Legal Links for the Irish Context
The Law Society of Ireland, Ed.Dr Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter 
Karen Murray and Dennis Kelleher
Data Protection Commissioner
Introduction
to Information technology Law 6/e(UK) David Bainbridge
Links of Legal Interest from Bainbridge
Some Legal Cases of Interest
From the pages of 
File swap students convicted in Oz
UK record labels to sue song-swap pirates swapping
The
Irish Law site (at UCC)