Course catalogue

Law in Information Society. Introduction into basic terms and notions. Electronic acts/contracts/ transactions. Regulatory framework of electronic commerce. Electronic/Digital Signatures: regulatory framework and legal issues/ Electronic Identification. Intellectural Property in Information Society. Software protection and SSL Agreements. Databases Protection. Intellectual Property in Internet and Digital Rights. Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence Domain Names: Regulatory framework and legal issues. Computer Crime, Cybercrime and Penal Law in Information Society: International and Greek Penal Law. Computer /Digital  Forensics. Legal Issues of Electronic Communications Sector: secrecy and confidentiality, consumer protection, services and licences, universal service.

Upon completion of this course the students are expected to:

• To gain an overview of the legal and institutional issues which pertain to the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
• To gain knowledge and understanding of the regulatory context of ICTs and of the main legal rules and principles.

Not required.

Lectures, case studies, students’ presentations.

Greek (English for Erasmus students)