Cyberethics : morality and law in cyberspace / Richard A. Spinello.

By: Spinello, Richard AMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2006Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiii, 232 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 0763737836; 9780763737832Subject(s): Internet -- Moral and ethical aspects | Computers and civilization | Law and ethics | CyberspaceDDC classification: 175 LOC classification: TK5105.875.I57 | S68 2006Online resources: Table of contents
Contents:
Internet and ethical values -- Regulating and governing the Internet -- Free speech and content controls in cyberspace -- Intellectual property in cyberspace -- Regulating Internet privacy -- Securing the electronic frontier.
Review: "CyberEthics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace, Third Edition takes an in-depth look at the social costs and moral problems that have arisen by the expanded use of the Internet, and offers up-to-date legal and philosophical perspectives. The text focuses heavily on content control and free speech, intellectual property, privacy and security, and features new coverage of popular topics like Blogging. Case studies featured throughout the text offer real-life scenarios and include coverage of numerous hot topics, including the latest decisions on digital music and movie downloads, the latest legal developments on the Children's Internet Protection Act, and other Internet governance and regulation updates. In the process of examining these issues, the text identifies some of the legal disputes that will likely become paradigm cases for more complex situations yet to come."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-223) and index.

"CyberEthics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace, Third Edition takes an in-depth look at the social costs and moral problems that have arisen by the expanded use of the Internet, and offers up-to-date legal and philosophical perspectives. The text focuses heavily on content control and free speech, intellectual property, privacy and security, and features new coverage of popular topics like Blogging. Case studies featured throughout the text offer real-life scenarios and include coverage of numerous hot topics, including the latest decisions on digital music and movie downloads, the latest legal developments on the Children's Internet Protection Act, and other Internet governance and regulation updates. In the process of examining these issues, the text identifies some of the legal disputes that will likely become paradigm cases for more complex situations yet to come."--BOOK JACKET.

Ch. 1. Internet and ethical values -- Ch. 2. Regulating and governing the Internet -- Ch. 3. Free speech and content controls in cyberspace -- Ch. 4. Intellectual property in cyberspace -- Ch. 5. Regulating Internet privacy -- Ch. 6. Securing the electronic frontier.

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