Before starting out this course I had a few things I thought we would be touching up on. The first thing that had come to mind a few months back was that we would be learning about Digital Marketing and where the law finds itself within this market. I believe we did touch on this which is a great thing, from terms of service and jurisdiction and copyright laws, we covered a wide base and had some great discussions on whether or not someone would have the right to sue someone from a different state and what the courts would need to deem it a worthwhile lawsuit. Jurisdiction was the main thing I learned about in the first week which had a real impact on me, being I honestly didn’t know much about it and how it worked. The most I had known about it was police officers and their jurisdiction within their city and how it needed other city officers to help in the case of an incident that crosses city lines. It was awesome to learn and read about the different court fillings that would allow and deny jurisdiction. My second thing I thought we would touch up on is ips, copyrights, domain names, trademark issues, and the first amendment. Our month went by super fast and we did cover up on intellectual properties, copyrights, and the first amendment. I wish we had time to cover domain names and trademark issues as I’m dealing with something similar with my podcast Geek Mythos. From what we did learn it was great, things I had known but didn’t really have names for, such as fair use and public domain. I had known what these were but not the real terms from them. I use these on a regular basis at work with my posters and videos. Lastly I had thought we were going to be learning about what laws can affect a marketing campaign. I feel like we sort of did cover this. Printing anything that isn’t true and false can make you liable for them and you can be handed a defamation lawsuit. We learned how this applies to bloggers and journalists, it’s great because if I ever choose to start a blog I’ll be able to keep my hands clean by knowing what laws I’d be protected under such as the CDA or Communications Decency Act, specifically Section 230 from that law. It’s awesome to be able to read and understand how all these things apply to our work. Professor Downey was a great asset to the class and I believe I learned a lot from him. This is our last official class before graduation and I couldn’t be more excited for what’s to come. Stay safe and wash your hands!
Best,
Gilbert Cruz
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