TY - GEN
T1 - Legal Risks of E-Learning
T2 - 7th International Conference on Education and Multimedia Technology, ICEMT 2023
AU - Chan, Victor K.Y.
AU - Lei, Hio Man
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 ACM.
PY - 2023/8/29
Y1 - 2023/8/29
N2 - This article analyzes the legal concerns and risks underlying e-learning and the seriousness of their consequences and compares the related legal landscape in the small jurisdiction Macao with those in such major jurisdictions as the United States, the European Union, and Australia. Three major legal concerns or risks, namely intellectual property, privacy and data protection, and student accessibility, are identified and examined notwithstanding the existence of others. The generic ways educators can fall prey to these risks are illuminated, and the related similarities and differences between the above jurisdictions are highlighted, drawing on several key statutes, acts, and court cases that help shape the legal frameworks in these jurisdictions. This article concludes with recommendations for mitigating these concerns and risks for educators in Macao and the major jurisdictions.
AB - This article analyzes the legal concerns and risks underlying e-learning and the seriousness of their consequences and compares the related legal landscape in the small jurisdiction Macao with those in such major jurisdictions as the United States, the European Union, and Australia. Three major legal concerns or risks, namely intellectual property, privacy and data protection, and student accessibility, are identified and examined notwithstanding the existence of others. The generic ways educators can fall prey to these risks are illuminated, and the related similarities and differences between the above jurisdictions are highlighted, drawing on several key statutes, acts, and court cases that help shape the legal frameworks in these jurisdictions. This article concludes with recommendations for mitigating these concerns and risks for educators in Macao and the major jurisdictions.
KW - E-learning
KW - educators
KW - intellectual property
KW - legal risks
KW - privacy and data protection
KW - student accessibility
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85180124680&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/3625704.3625745
DO - 10.1145/3625704.3625745
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85180124680
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
SP - 310
EP - 314
BT - ICEMT 2023 - 7th International Conference on Education and Multimedia Technology
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 29 August 2023 through 31 August 2023
ER -