ICT, Media and Communications Regulation
The emerging disciplines of Information Communications and
Technology (ICT) Media and Communications Regulation are among the most dynamic
and exciting legal developments in recent years. The LSE Law Department is at
the leading edge of these fields. We have a team of experts researching a
variety of aspects within these subjects ranging from internet governance and
regulation, media content regulation, spectrum regulation and net neutrality,
electronic commerce, IP rights protection in the digital environment and
regulation of internet content through to universal service provisions, network
regulation and telecommunications regulation within developing markets.
Recently the ICT, Media and Communications Group have contributed to the Ministry of Justice Consultation on reform of the Libel Laws and have advised a wide variety of media organisations, NGOs and regulatory bodies including the BBC Trust, the Financial Reporting Council, the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office, the Department for Constitutional Affairs, Creative Commons, Amnesty, Article 19 and Backlash. Staff in the ICT, Media and Communications Group have produced or contributed to monographs on libel law, competition in the media sector, internet governance, information technology law and society, risk and regulation, spectrum management and human rights engagement
The Law Department collaborates closely with the Department of Media and Communications, which is a focus for interdisciplinary research within the fields of telecommunications, media and new media. In addition we collaborate with colleagues in a number of related disciplines including the Information Systems and Innovation Group, PolisMedia, BIOS, the Centre for the Analysis of Risk and Regulation and the Sociology, Economics and Government Departments. This inter-disciplinary research group runs a range of seminars for graduate students and draws upon a wide range of speakers from both sides of the regulatory divide to provide contemporary insights into the fast-changing regulatory structures in these subject areas. LLM students are welcome to attend these informal and informative seminars. For further details, see the LSE Information Technology Law web pages at http://theitlawyer.blogspot.co.uk/
Some of the leading monographs and textbooks on the subject have been written by current and previous faculty.
ICT, Media and Communications Regulation for Undergraduates
Our undergraduate (LLB) courses include:-
ICT, Media and Communications Regulation for Postgraduates
At LLM level we offer a subject specialism in Information Technology, Media and Communications Law:
- Copyright and Related Rights.
- Cyberlaw.
- Introduction to Regulation.
- E-commerce Law.
- Media and Communications Regulation.
- Piracy, Content and Ownership in the Information Society.
· Media Law: Regulating Publication
- Digital Rights, Privacy and Security.
- Patent Law.
- Regulation: Legal and Political Aspects.
· Media Law: Regulating Newsgathering
Members of the Law Department are also active in teaching on the MSc course on Communication, Regulation and Policy which may be of interest to students seeking a broader consideration of the media and media policy than that which is achieved through legal and socio-legal approaches alone.
ICT, Media and Communications Regulation : Monographs
Leading monographs and textbooks by existing and previous faculty:-
R. Baldwin, M. Lodge and M. Cave, The Oxford Handbook of Regulation (OUP, 2010);
R. Baldwin, C. Hood and H. Rothstein, The Government of Risk (OUP, 2001);
P. Carey, Data Protection: A Practical Guide to UK and EU Law 3rd Ed. (OUP, 2009)
P. Carey and M. Turle, Freedom of Information Handbook 2nd Ed. (Law Society, 2008)
M. Cave, C. Doyle and W. Webb, Essentials of Modern Spectrum Management (CUP, 2007);
M. Cave and R.W. Crandall, Telecommunications Liberalization on Two Sides of the Atlantic (Brookings Institution, 2001);
C. Gearty and V. Mantouvalou, Debating Social Rights (Hart Publishing, 2010);
P. Ibáñez Colomo, O. Blanco, J.M. Gonzalez-Orus and A. Lamadrid de Pablo Manual de Derecho de la Competencia (Tecnos, 2008)
A. Murray, Information Technology Law: The Law and Society (OUP, 2010);
A. Murray, The Regulation of Cyberspace: Control in the Online Environment (Routledge, 2006);
A. Scott, C Doley, A. Mullis, H. Starte, I. Helme, C. Addy, and J. Griffiths, Carter-Ruck on Libel and Privacy 6th Ed. (LexisNexis, 2010);
A. Scott, M Hviid and B Lyons, Merger Control in the United Kingdom (OUP, 2006);
ICT, Media and Communications Regulation : Links
The LSE IT Law Page: www.itlawweb.co.uk
The British and Irish Law, Education and Technology Association: http://www.bileta.ac.uk
The Society for Computers and Law: http://www.scl.org
The AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb
The Berkman Center for Internet and Society: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/
The Department of Media and Communications: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/media@lse/
OFCOM: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/
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