| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 333 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Two mornings in cyberspace -- 1. A new frontier for free speech and society -- 2. Where the "virtual" meets the "real": free speech, community, and ethics on the net -- 3. The new backlash: fear of freedom -- 4. Libel on the net -- 5, When words hurt: two hard cases about online speech -- 6. Privacy versus society? -- 7. The battle over copyright on the net (and other intellectual property encounters) -- 8. A bad spin and a cyberporn primer -- 9. Fighting a cyberporn panic -- 10. Courting the future: the Communications Decency act of 1996 -- 11. Lawyer precognition, free speech, and communities. |
| Summary |
Mike Godwin discusses freedom of speech issues on the Internet, and the problems and benefits of that freedom. Discussion based on his book: Cyber rights, defending free speech in the digital age. |
| Subject |
Freedom of speech -- United States.
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Privacy, Right of -- United States.
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Computer networks -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0812928342 (acid-free paper) |
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