Cyberlaw: Law for Digital Spaces - The Mini Course

Name: Cyberlaw: Law for Digital Spaces - The Mini Course
Rating: 4.5 (40 reviews)

Learn about law and how it applies to technology, digital spaces, information systems, your organization (Mini course)

Created byJohn Bandler

Last updated 4/2025

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What you'll learn

Cyberlaw basics in 2 hours
Data law (breach reporting, cybersecurity, privacy)
Traditional laws applied to cyber
Applying law to technology and cyberspace
Introduction to law included (no prior law knowledge required)
Check the course length. Only so much can be covered. Additional free resources available

Course content

1 section • 10 lectures • 1h 59m total length

Pre-course feedback exercise (mini-cyberlaw)
Introducing the course and a mindset for learning cyberlaw12:25
Introducing Law and Our Legal System19:19
Discover how rules shape the US legal system, from the Constitution and amendments to criminal and civil law, with a focus on sources, jurisdiction, and cyber law.
Entering the Digital Domain of “Cyberspace” Introducing Tech, Cyber, and more13:01
Explore how cyber law intersects technology, cybersecurity, cybercrime, and data privacy in the digital domain. Learn the four pillars of cybersecurity, authentication factors, and how law applies to cyberspace.
Criminal Cyberlaw: Cybercrime and Cybercrime Investigations13:45
Analyze criminal cyber law through the Western Express case, highlighting virtual currency, money laundering, cybercrime investigations, and federal and state statutes, evidence gathering, jurisdiction, and extradition.
Civil cyberlaw I: Traditional Civil Law Applied to Cyberspace15:22
Explore how traditional civil law applies to cyberspace, covering intentional torts, negligence, contract, regulation, and intellectual property, with cyber-specific examples and real-world considerations.
Civil Cyberlaw II: Data Law, Cybersecurity Law, and Privacy Law17:13
Explore civil cyber law ii data law, covering data disposal, breach notification, cybersecurity, and privacy, and how these intersect with AI, sectoral versus comprehensive privacy regimes, and regulatory frameworks.
International Cyber Actions and Cyber Conflict9:32
Examine how international law governs cyber actions and conflict, applying jus ad bellum, jus in bello, the UN Charter, and Tallinn Manual principles to nation-state cyber operations.
Speech, Expression, and Thought in Cyberspace and Our Brains11:07
Explore how cyber speech unfolds in cyberspace, mapping First Amendment categories—protected, civilly actionable, and criminally actionable—and the influence of information, advertising, and online misinformation.
Organization management and compliance with cyberlaw7:07
Learn to manage organizations with governance, risk management, and legal compliance through policy work, information governance, and cybersecurity frameworks guided by four pillars of cyber security.
Conclusion and thank you1:05
Thank you for completing this cyberlaw mini course; access the course handout and resources to review the laws, and stay vigilant as voters and residents.
End of mini-cyberlaw course quick feedback

Requirements

Desire to learn about law through a no-nonsense, no frills, rapid fire lecture
Solid English comprehension helpful
Ten to fifteen minute attention span to make it through each classroom style lecture
This is a quick review of cyberlaw which can get complex
Kind and collegial learners appreciated
Realizing this is just a lecture and my PowerPoint, without fancy video editing

Description

We all need to know about law and cyberlaw. Allow me to share some of my knowledge with you, in this short, free, mini-course. (If you are already enrolled in my full cyberlaw course, there is no need to enroll in this one).

This course is not for everyone! But it is right for some. It is academic type lectures, using my PowerPoint slides, my research, my brain, my skills (such as they are). There are no fancy graphics and no fancy video editing. It is not entertainment and you will need an attention span of at least ten minutes. Consider your personal preferences, and see a few sample videos before you decide if this is right for you. If you have a problem or need something, message me.

Why this course? I have learned about cyberlaw over the years. First prosecuting cybercrime, then in private practice. I teach students and professionals about law, technology, cybersecurity, cybercrime, and privacy. I've written books on the topic. It was time to share these materials with a broader audience and I already have other courses on Udemy.

I just built out a fuller course to align with my book on cyberlaw. But some learners need and appreciate a free resource, so this is it. Because this is a free course, it cannot exceed two hours, and that means I can only cover a certain amount of material.

Here is the outline (don't forget to download the handout with lecture 1 and see my resources webpage).

Course Introduction
Introduction to law
Entering the digital domain of cyberspace
Criminal cyberlaw
Civil law I, Traditional areas of civil law applied to cyberspace
Civil law II, Data law
International cyber conflict
Speech online
Organization management and compliance with cyberlaw
Conclusion and thank you

Law is for everyone and that means cyberlaw is too. It is not just for lawyers.

I present this valuable information to you for free, as my gift to you. If you see that it is valuable, as described, and find it worthy of a five star review or other expression of appreciation, thank you.

Building these courses is a hobby for me, I do not have significant video recording skills, nor hardly any video editing skills, and there is no production team. It's slide and lectures. This course has almost no editing, so you will hear my pauses and misspeaks, warts and all.

This is a shorter, free version of my full cyberlaw course. If you are enrolled in my full eleven-hour cyberlaw course, there is no need to enroll in this mini-course.

My 2025 book is: Cyberlaw: Law for Digital Spaces and Information Systems

Who this course is for:

Most any person interested in the intersection of law and technology
Those with a ten or twenty minute attention span and ability to sit through a no-frills lecture on each cyberlaw topic
This course is not for everyone but you can try out my lectures before enrolling. And money back if not satisfied (though a free course)
Those seeking information but not edutainment. I am not an entertainer, just trying to provide solid information and knowledge.