Information technology's dramatic global impact on society, government, and the economy has given rise to complex legal, regulatory, and policy issues. This course explores issues ranging from the consequences of information commodification to the impact of privacy concerns, eCommerce, information ownership (patents/copyrights/trademarks), social equity, crime, free speech, telecommunications, national security, international trade, etc. All have immediate relevance to the IT workplace. While U.S. policy issues serve as the framework for the course, the U.S. experience is compared and contrasted to policy developments worldwide.