DIGITAL LAW

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

DILA20

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019

Year of supply:

2020/2021

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in DIGITAL MARKETING

Disciplinary Sector:

Law and Economics

Language:

Italian

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

MONTI ANDREA

Cycle:

Second four months

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

114

Prerequisites:

Student Assistance
Any request for assistance or clarification can be made to the following address
amonti@unich.it
or through the Teams channel of the course
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Urgent matters should be clearly highlighted in the subject line of the message.
If it is not possible to follow up the question remotely, an in-person appointment will be arranged.

Objectives

The course enable students to understand how information technology regulations interact with citizens, businesses and institutions. It provides the coordinates to orientate in the Italian and EU legal and regulatory panorama.
It is useful for those who choose:
- a career in central and local public administration, in particular in the technological innovation sector
- to work in the business world to understand how to manage technological governance
- the online advertising and digital marketing sector
- academic research activity studying the relationship between technology, market and law
- investigative and analytical journalism in the technological ecosystem

Contents

The course is structured in a general part and a special part. In both, case studies drawn from concrete experiences will be covered,
- The general part provides the theoretical framework and the historical evolution of Digital Law and is divided into four parts:
- Hacker culture, 'new rights' and the information industry in the USA
- Birth and development of the information society in Europe and Italy
- E-commerce, digital marketing, online advertising. Regulatory and
regulatory profiles
- The special section analyses the way in which theoretical principles have been applied in the various economic and industrial
The special section analyses the way in which theoretical principles have been applied in various economic and industrial fields, with particular reference to the dialectic between privacy, fundamental rights and business strategies. It will deal, among other things, with the legal aspects related to profiling, surveillance society, big data and AI.

Extended Syllabus

- Introduction to Digital Law
- Epistemology and Digital Law (How a computer works: Syntax v Semantics)
- Fundamentals of computer science and telecommunications and related legal aspects (control over means of software development, legal impact of internet governance, single network and regulation, AI, autonomy vs. "intelligence"
- Fundamentals of cryptography and related legal aspects (role of cryptography in transactions between individuals and with PA, Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, the end of the legal concept of document and the role of databases
- The role of hacker culture in the protection of fundamental rights (privacy, freedom of thought, access to knowledge, political rights)
- Fundamental rights and the technology industry (fundamental rights as a marketing element. The collapse of digital marketing techniques towards a skinnerian model and the impact on privacy and personal dignity
- Birth and evolution of the Information Society in Europe Italy (liberalization of telecommunications, digital signature SPID, Contact tracing COVID)

Recommended Bibliography

WACKS, R. Privacy. A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press (in alternative, Italian edition: Privacy. Una sintetica introduzione Monti&Ambrosini Editori)
• DI PLINIO, G. Elementi di diritto pubblico*
• MONTI, A. Per un’analisi critica della natura giuridica delle criptovalute in Ragion pratica vol. 51 – dicembre 2018 – pagg. 361-377*
• MONTI, A Internet e ordine pubblico in Cassano, G. – Previti, S. 2020 (a cura di) Il diritto di internet nell’era digitale.*
• CAMMARATA, M., La Legge e la Rete. Dieci anni (e più) di internet e diritto Monti&Ambrosini Editori*
*These materials are freely available

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Lectures and seminars

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Exams can be passed by studying the recommended bibliography, - Exams consist:
- in a preliminary multiple-choice test consisting of 32 questions that must be answered in 35 minutes
- in a further oral evaluation.
- N.B. the achievement of a mark higher than the sufficiency in the written does not preclude the lowering to the insufficiency in case of a negative outcome of the oral test.

Contacts/More Information

Thesis writing is organized as follows:
- preliminary meeting and definition of the topic,
- preparation, by the student, of a draft of the index of chapters and of the
bibliography
- evaluation of the draft and indication of possible additions
- preparation of the thesis
- correction
- imprimatur
Some caveats:
- the correction DOES NOT REGARD the correctness of the Italian, which is the sole responsibility of the
candidate,
- all sources must be correctly cited. Plagiarism, even partial, will be reported
The plagiarism, even partial, will be reported to the Chair of the Degree Course and the paper will not be considered valid,
- Wikipedia and other non-scientific or institutional sources are not acceptable,
- the typographical format and layout are those commonly adopted in theses of
University,
- it is advisable to request the thesis sufficiently in advance to be able to complete it within the
expected time frame,
- failure to achieve a minimum level of acceptability implies the inability to
graduate in the chosen graduation session.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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