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课程资讯：
上课时数：
每周2节
每节1.5小时
导师
Hal Abelson
麻省理工学院，计算机科学工程教授
Joe Pato
Hewlett-Packard公司，网络安全解决部技术主管
Danny Weitzner
万维网联盟，技术与社会主管
Mike Fischer
麻省理工学院，人类学和科技研究教授
Joanne Straggas
麻省理工学院，信息系统
Jonathan Zittrain
哈佛法学院，法学教授
欢迎辞
在这课程，我们将考虑与互联网和万维网相关的政策与科技之间的互动，以及为了控制网络的争夺。
主题包括：知识产权和著作权管制，隐私和政府监视，以及表达意见的自由与内容监控。完整主题列表参见
教学时程。 麻省理工学院6系列课程的学生，可以把这课程作为理学士或工程硕士课程要求的常规工程学浓缩课题之一，或可以用于人文、艺术和社会科学（HASS）的选修学分（两者选择其一）。希望获得工程学浓缩课程学分的学生可注册6.806号课程，而希望获得HASS学分的学生则可程册6.805号或STS.085号课程。
毕业学分可以以STS.085课程获得（而非6系列课程），但这要求额外功课的特别安排。
每周一次，我们与哈佛法学院「互联网与社会：技术与政治控制」联席上课。
阅读
本课程包括许多阅读资料，大部份是简短的。大部份在阅读 部份有链接。另外还要阅读Larry Lessig着 《观念的未来》, (Random House, 2001).
手提电脑
如果你的手提电脑有以太网端口，请带到麻省理工学院和哈佛的课堂（以及连线）。如果你没有手提电脑，别担心——这不是必需的。
评分和作业要求
评分基于：
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短文写作作业（30%） :每周都有短文写作作业。 许多作业都会与哈佛的学生联合完成，除了写作自己的文章外，还包括评价其他学生的文章。
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学期专题（30%）:你需要完成一个学期专题，幷就此写出期末论文。
你可以单独完成，或以2或3人小组完成。
专题可以是一份纯粹的研究论文，也可以是包含设计和执行（但必须有论文）。
论文可选入班级学生论文档案的网页。
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口头报告（10%）:每学期至少一次，你必须就指定的题目或者你的专题作口头报告，幷且协助主持班上讨论。
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期中考试(20%):第7周将有堂上期中考试。
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期末考试(0%):没有期末考试。
General Information for Ethics and Law on the Electronic Frontier
Class Meetings:
Two sessions / week
1.5 hours / session
Instructors
Hal Abelson
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, MIT.
Joe Pato
Chief Technology Officer, Internet Security Solutions Division, Hewlett-Packard.
Danny Weitzner
Director for Technology and Society, World Wide Web Consortium.
Mike Fischer
Professor of Anthropology and Sci. Tech. Studies, MIT.
Joanne Straggas
MIT Information Systems.
Jonathan Zittrain
Professor of Law, Harvard Law School.
Welcome
In this class, we will consider the interaction between policy and technology as it relates to the Internet and the World Wide Web, and the evolving fights for control of the internet. Topics include: intellectual property and copyright control, privacy and government surveillance, and freedom of expression and content control. See the course calendar for the complete list of topics.
MIT course 6 students may count this subject as one of the general engineering concentration subjects required for the S.B. or M. Eng. programs, or use this subject for HASS elective credit (but not both). Students wishing engineering concentration credit should enroll under the subject number 6.806, and students wishing HASS credit should enroll under either of the numbers 6.805 or STS.085.
Graduate credit can be granted under the STS.085 number (not the course 6 numbers), although this will require making special arrangements for extra work.
Once a week, we will be meeting jointly with the Harvard Law School class, Internet and Society: The Technologies and Politics of Control.
Readings
The class will have many readings, mostly short. Most of these are linked off the readings section. In addition read the book, The Future of Ideas, by Larry Lessig (Random House, 2001).
Laptop Computers
If you have laptop computer with an ethernet port, you should bring it (and a cable) to class, both at MIT and Harvard. If you don't have a laptop, don't worry -- this is not required.
Grading and Required Work
Grades will be based on:
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Short Writing Assignments (30%): There will be weekly short writing assignments. Many of these will be done in conjunction with the Harvard students, the assignments will include commenting on other students' papers in addition to writing your own papers.
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Term Project (30%): You will be required to do a term project, leading to a final paper. You can make this an individual project, or work in a group of two or three. The project can be purely a research paper, or it can involve design and implementation (but this still requires a paper). Papers may be selected for inclusion in the class archive of student papers on the Web.
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Oral Presentation (10%): At least once during the semester, you will be required to make an oral presentation on an assigned topic, or on your project, and you will be asked to help lead the class discussion.
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Midterm Exam (20%): There will be an in-class midterm exam in week 7.
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Final Exam (0%): There is no final exam.
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