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279.33 sec. 1 - Antitrust and Emerging Technologies (Spring 2027)
Instructor: Talha Syed (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 4
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
WThF 10:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Location: Law 100
From January 13, 2027
To April 23, 2027
Course End: April 23, 2027
Class Number: 33628
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 85
As of: 11/03 10:05 PM
This course addresses a vital question of law and policy today: how antitrust and related laws (of intellectual property and consumer protection) do and should apply to the digital economy’s “platform” business models, practices, and emerging technologies (principally, big data, algorithmic pricing, and generative-AI).
Roughly two-thirds of the course will involve mastering the “Foundations” of U.S. antitrust law and policy and considering their “Applications” to the platform giants of the digital economy: Google, Amazon, Apple, and Meta/Facebook. Roughly one-third will then take up the policy implications of emerging data- and AI-based business models from the vantage points of antitrust, intellectual property, and consumer protection law.
Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home Final Exam
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Exam Length: 3 hours
Course Category: Intellectual Property and Technology Law
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Business Law
Public Law and Policy
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