INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE LAW

[Arellano University S!ool o" La#$

%y Atty Ro&'lo L( De Grano) *r
Co'rse Desri+tion,
The subject covers a discussion on the basic concepts
of computers and the internet. More importantly, it
shall cover the technology-related commercial, civil,
criminal and procedural laws in the Philippines.
Co'rse Details,
-art ., Co&+'ters an/ t!e Internet
1. An introduction to computer technology,
hardware, software, trends and best practices
Readings:
http!!en.wi"ipedia.org!wi"i!#omputer
http!!www.jalasutram.com!T$%&A'#s&of&#(
MPT)%*+.doc
http!!www.saugus.net!#omputer!Terms!
,. An introduction to the -nternet and its trends.
Readings:
http!!www.isoc.org!internet!history!
http!!www.walthowe.com!navnet!history.ht
ml
http!!en.wi"ipedia.org!wi"i!$istory&of&the&-
nternet
http!!msc.edu.ph!wired!timeline.html
http!!www.lib.ber"eley.edu!Teaching.ib!/ui
des!-nternet!/lossary.html
http!!www.matisse.net!files!glossary.html
http!!en.wi"ipedia.org!wi"i!Peer-to-peer
http!!en.wi"ipedia.org!wi"i!+treaming&medi
a
http!!en.wi"ipedia.org!wi"i!(nline&shop
http!!en.wi"ipedia.org!wi"i!(.TP
0. 1ree and open source software
Readings:
http!!www.gnu.org!philosophy!
http!!www.law.2ut.edu.au!files!open&source
&boo".pdf
-art 0, -!ili++ine La#s
1. +tate policies, rules and regulations
Readings:
+ec. 11, Article 1,, 1345 #onstitution
Public Telecommunications Policy Act
'ayanTel vs %6Tel#om
P.7T vs #ity of 7avao
,. -nternet governance
Readings:
http!!cyber.law.harvard.edu!is33!governance
!introduction.html
http!!www.internetgovernance.org!pdf!-/P-
8une93:T-Acomment.pdf
http!!caselaw.lp.findlaw.com!scripts!getcase
.pl;court<)+=vol<999=invol<99-1,30
Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP))
Pros and Cons of VOIP
0. The right to privacy
Readings:
http!!www.privacyrights.org!fs!fs14-cyb.htm
http!!www.privacyrights.org!netprivacy.htm
http!!www.epic.org!
http!!www.ftc.gov!os!,999!95!onlineprofilin
g.pdf
+ec. 0, Article ---, 1345 #onstitution
>. #ommercial .aws
+oftware patents versus copyright
Readings:
http!!www.bitlaw.com!software-
patent!history.html
http!!www.en.wi"ipedia.org!wi"i! +oftware & pate
nt &debate
http!!www.hindlelowther.com!patent10.htm
http!!www.ifla.org!documents!infopol!copyr
ight!educom.t6t
http!!www.lawphil.net!statutes!repacts!ra1
335!ra&4,30&1335.html
http!!www.arellanolaw.net!publish!itlj-
issue1&9>.html
http!!www.chanrobles.com!republicactno3,0
3.html
-ntellectual property right issues domain
names and trademar"s, copyright
Readings:
http!!caselaw.lp.findlaw.com!scripts!getcase
.pl;court<)+=vol<999=invol<99-,91
http!!en.wi"ipedia.org!wi"i!+ony&#orp.&v.&)
niversal&#ity&+tudios
http!!www.piercelaw.edu!tfield!copynet.ht
m
http!!wi"i.creativecommons.org!1A?
http!!en.wi"ipedia.org!wi"i!7igital&*ights&M
anagement
http!!en.wi"ipedia.org!wi"i!M/M&+tudios,&-n
c.&v.&/ro"ster,&.td.
http!!en.wi"ipedia.org!wi"i!.ime@ire
http!!www.icann.org!udrp!
http!!en.wi"ipedia.org!wi"i!-#A::
http!!www.info.com.ph!Achinwong!'attle
B,9loomsB,9overB,9P$B,9domain.html
http!!www.ph.net!phildac!*ebutAdditional#
omments!node3.html
http!!www.ntc.gov.ph!whatsnew!/)-7%.-:%+
&publicB,9hearing.pdf
%lectronic #ommerce
Readings:
%lectronic #ommerce Act
-** of the %-#ommerce Act
C. #ivil and Procedural .aws
Readings:
Civil Code: Obligations and Contracts
*ules on %lectronic %vidence
D. #riminal .aw #ybercrimes
Antitrust and competition laws

Readings:
http!!www.usdoj.gov!atr!cases!ms&inde6.ht
m
http!!jurist.law.pitt.edu!microsof.htm
+ec. 13, Art. 1,, 1345 #onstitution
Art. 14D and 143, *evised Penal #ode
Other Readings:
http!!en.wi"ipedia.org!wi"i!#ybercrime
http!!www.criminallawyergroup.com!crimina
l-defense!the-evolution-of-cybercrime-from-
past-to-the-present.php
http!!www.arellanolaw.net!publish!itlj-
issue0&10.html
http!!cyberlaw.stanford.edu!system!files!)+
v$ec"en"amp.pdf