LW 7669 — Law and Technology
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: TBostonTraditional
Examines law and technology as both processes and artifacts endemic to human groups, who have been toolmakers and lawmakers since human history has been recorded. Yet, in recent times, development of technological things has outpaced development in the law, bringing about what we might describe as new “design challenges” within the law. Considers several disputes around ownership and property, and safety and risk, and offers students a conceptual framework from the social study of science and technology by which to understand technology and the law. Focuses on the regulation of “digital labor” and algorithmically convened labor markets, such as Uber.
Prerequisites
- LW 6400 (min C-)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 100% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: T (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Hilary Robinson (100% of students) · reviews
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Links
Official catalog (LW course descriptions) · All LW courses · Plan it at numap.app