Internet Law. Lehrstuhl für Informations- und Kommunikationsrecht Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin FS Rechtswissenschaftliches Institut

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1 Internet Law Lehrstuhl für Informations- und Kommunikationsrecht Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin FS /02/15 Seite 1

2 Overview 1. Internet Governance 2. EU Data Protection Law 3. EU Copyright Law 4. EU Competition Law 5. E-Commerce: General Terms & Conditions 6. Liability of Internet Service Providers 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 2

3 Structure 1. Introduction «traditional» lecture seven sessions 2. Writing of papers Papers on selected topics (to be submitted by 24 april 2015) Students are free to propose topics of general interest 3. Recess Presentation of papers Plenary discussion 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 3

4 Topics (suggestions) A right to be forgotten? Internet archives Dynamic pricing Surveillance: Big Brother(s)? Linking and framing Streaming Catch-up TV Peer to peer networks 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 4

5 Topics (suggestions) The power of Internet Service Providers Google Search Net Neutrality A right to data portability Information duties of Internet Service Providers Unfair Terms & Conditions Liability for copyright infringements Liability for data protection infringements 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 5

6 History of the Internet ARPANET early developments in 1960s first ARPANET-Link in 1969 constantly growing until 1980s (213 hosts in U.S.) Various «Internets» worldwide using different protocols Development of common internetwork protocol: TCP/IP Flag day: 1 January 1983: Introduction of TCP/IP on ARPANET use restricted to military services and universities NSFNET: created by National Science Foundation (NSF) established in 1986 ARPANET decommissioned in /02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 6

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9 History of the Internet CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) as of 1984: installation and operation of TCP/IP for internal computer system (CERNET) and external connections Similar developments around the globe Late 1980s First Internet Service Provider (ISP) Usenet: News Groups: text only 1992: NFSNET allowed to interconnect with commercial networks Many commercial ISPs, NFSNET not de facto backbone anymore 30 april 1995: NFSNET: end of service 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 9

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12 A few basics Internet Terminology: «internetworking» Services of the Internet World Wide Web File Sharing Services IP-telephone / IP-TV 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 12

13 A few basics IP (Internet Protocol) also: TCP/IP (Transmission Control Program) Principal communication protocol on the Internet for delivering data packages from source host to destination host header contains source and destination payload: the data transported 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 13

14 A few basics IP-address (Internet Protocol Address) numerical label assigned to each device that is connected to the Internet, e.g. computer, printer managed by IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) IPv4 - e.g.: IPv6 - e.g.: 2001:db8:8:1234:0:567:8:1 URL (Uniform Resource Locator) web address: character string that constitutes a reference to a resource, e.g. a web server e.g.: 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 14

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16 A few basics HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) foundation of communication on WWW server responds to request from client and provides content such as HTML Development coordinated by IETF and W3C HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure): protocol for secure communication HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) Developed at CERN by Tim Berners-Lee standard language to create webpages web browsers read html files and compose them into webpages with visible and audible content 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 16

17 Internet Governance Multi-Stakeholder-Approach Everyone is welcome to participate Network of networks as the Internet itself Policy approach international bottom-up consensus-driven 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 17

18 Internet Governance Standardization Promoting, funding and centralising ISOC takes and confirms decisions IAB coordination of working groups IRTF IESG IETF 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 18

19 Internet Governance ICANN ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Private nonprofit organization founded in 1998, based in Los Angeles (CA) Coordination of domain name and IP address systems Appointment of national registrars for domain names Principles of operation to preserve the operational stability of the Internet to achieve a broad representation of the global Internet community to develop policies appropriate to its mission through bottom-up, consensus-based processes 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 19

20 Internet Governance ICANN Main challenges for ICANN legitimacy transparency accountability 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 20

21 Internet Governance - ICANN Quelle: 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 21

22 Internet Governance Domain Names ICANN SWITCH DENIC.ch.li.de 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 22

23 Internet Governance Domain Names Dispute Resolution National Courts Arbitral Tribunals Alternative Dispute Resolution UDRP: Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy Providers: Switch, WIPO et al. 17/02/15 Internet Law Prof. Dr. Florent Thouvenin Seite 23