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KMH 556 - Internet Law

Graduate Education Institute · Public Law · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Raif KARA

Course Objective

İnformatics, defined as “producing results using information and technology together”. Society satisfy its data need using computers, communicate each others and do shoppping. Social part of informatics constitute the law subject of rules governing the social life. Purpose of informatics law is to prevent the harms to people by abusing of this net.

Course Content

Deals with laws and regulations enforced for negotiations and agreements in the areas of software licensing and maintenance, IT consulting, e-commerce, website hosting and development, telecommunications, data privacy, elimination of paperwork, and digitally transmitted information

Required Resources

Kayıhan İçel, Kitle Haberleşme Hukuku, Beta Yay., 2007. Adem Sözüer, Basın suçlarında ceza sorumluluğu, Alfa Basım, İstanbul 1996. Sahir Erman, Çetin Özek, Açıklamalı Basın Kanunu ve İlgili Mevzuat, İstanbul, 1991. Çetin Özek, Türk Basın Hukuku, İstanbul, 1978. Çetin Özek, Basın Özgürlüğünden Bilgilenme Hakkına, İstanbul, Alfa, 1999. Habip Oğuz, İnternet Ortamında Kişilik Haklarının İhlali ve Korunması, Adalet Yay., Ankara 2010. Ahmet M. Kılıçoğlu, Şeref, Haysiyet ve Özel Yaşama Basın Yoluyla Saldırılarda Hukuksal Sorumluluk, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara 2008.

Recommended Resources

Erol Çetin, Son Değişikliklerle Basın Hukuku, Seçkin Yay., Ankara 2008. Ümit Gezder, Mesafeli Sözleşmeler, Beta Yay., Mart 2006. Emrehan İnal, E-Ticaret Hukukunda Gelişmeler ve İnternette Sözleşmelerin Kurulması, Vedat Kitapçılık, 2005 Ömer Faruk Tüfek, Basın yoluyla kişilik haklarının ihlali ve bu ihlala karşı özel hukuk, ceza hukuku ve İ.H.A.S. koruması, 2. Basım, Ankara 2007

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Defines the basic concepts of law and institutions.
  2. The training they receive both in daily life will have information about the contents of the concepts they encounter in their various locations.
  3. They will have information about the importance of law and place.

Core Area Distribution

(38) Law%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerPresentationCase Study

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16696
Out of Class Study Period16696
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Communication Activities, Mass Communication Activities and LawRelated part of the source book will be read
2International and Constitutional and Legal Bases of Mass Media LawRelated part of the source book will be read
3Print Media Activity: Basic Concepts and FunctionsRelated part of the source book will be read
4Legal Responsibility and Protection of Personality Right in the Written PressRelated part of the source book will be read
5Audio / Visual Media: Basic Concepts and Functions in Radio and Television BroadcastingRelated part of the source book will be read
6Audit in Radio Television Broadcasting: RTÜK and Sanctions SystemRelated part of the source book will be read
7Criminal Liability in Print MediaRelated part of the source book will be read
8Midterm ExamMidterm Exam
9Crimes regulated by the Press Law and TCKRelated part of the source book will be read
10Electronic Press: Basic Concepts and Functions in Internet PublishingRelated part of the source book will be read
11Electronic Contracts, Electronic Signature and Taxation of E-CommerceRelated part of the source book will be read
12Copyright Protection on the InternetRelated part of the source book will be read
13Legal Framework for Internet Publications: General Features of the Law No. 5651 and the Regime of ResponsibilityRelated part of the source book will be read
14Correction and Response Regime with the Release of Content in the Framework of Law No. 5651Related part of the source book will be read
15An OverviewAn Overview
16FinalFinal