Cyber Rights
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Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age is a
The book was received favorably by Library Journal, where it was "Recommended for anyone concerned about expression on the Internet and democratic society."[4] Publishers Weekly noted Godwin's "unusually broad view of free speech", and criticized the author for viewing issues "filtered through rose-colored screens".[5] The Philadelphia Inquirer highlighted Cyber Rights among "1998's Best Reading".[6]
Contents
Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age analyzes the legal issues involved with communicating on the Internet,
The book's early chapters ground the reader in principles involving
Subsequent chapters consider traditional challenges to broad free speech in the online context, including: defamation, sexual harassment, copyright and issues involving privacy. He dismisses these issues as less important than freedom of speech. Godwin argues that individuals maintain latitude when communicating over the Internet because "it's far more likely that they'll do good than otherwise. This is because freedom of speech is itself a good. The framers of the Constitution were right to give it special protection, because societies in which people can speak freely are better off than societies in which they can't".[7]
The author discusses influential legal cases including a judgment involving
Godwin analyzes the effects of a 1995 cover story "Cyberporn" in
He cites the
Reception
Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age was reviewed favorably in Library Journal, where it was described as "a provocative discussion of the social and legal issues concerning computer online communications".[4] Booklist observed, "He wants us to understand that the principles upon which this country is founded are unquestionably worth the risk. He passionately defends, in clear, one-two-three soundbites, the online freedom he wants his daughter to inherit, and he insists that his readers untangle the meanings behind the use of words such as indecency and pornography to frighten and to confuse."[3]
Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age also received a positive review in Salon, [8] the Columbia Journalism Review,[9] and the School Library Journal.[10]
The New York Times Book Review was critical of Godwin's writing style in the book, and observed, "He writes in a strong, piercing voice that probably does wonders in a courtroom, but comes off increasingly shrill over several hundred pages of commentary, and at one point fairly warns his reader, 'Subtlety isn't my strong point.'"[11] The Journal of Information Ethics wrote, "This is less an analytic study than a personal survey of situations or occurrences articulated in an informal, colloquial, and anecdotal fashion. It is not aimed at the intelligentsia or legal profession, although members of these groups would certainly benefit from the details."[12]
See also
- Books
- Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace
- The Hacker Crackdown
- Internet and Technology Law Desk Reference
- Small Pieces Loosely Joined
- Who Controls the Internet?
- Law centers
- Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School
- Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law
- Stanford Center for Internet and Society, at Stanford Law School
References
- OCLC 37688296
- OCLC 469426514
- ^ a b c d e DeCandido, GraceAnne A. (August 1998). "Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age". Booklist. 94 (22). American Library Association: 1932.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Puro, Steven (July 1998). "Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age". Library Journal. 123 (12). Cahners Business Information: 112.
- ^ a b c Smith, Tracy (July 20, 1998). "Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age". Publishers Weekly. 45 (29). Cahners Business Information: 202.
- ^ Romano, Carlin; Michael D. Schaffer (December 6, 1998). "Fact or Fiction, Here's 1998's Best Reading". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. Q03; Section: Features Books.
- ^ Law Library Journal. 96 (3). American Association of Law Libraries: 542–544.
- ^ a b c d e f g Hudson, David (July 16, 1998). "Net freedom ring". Salon. Salon Media Group. Archived from the original on June 6, 2002. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ISSN 0010-194X.
- ^ Menefee, Christine C. (February 1999). "Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age". School Library Journal. 45 (2): 144.
- ^ Biersdorfer, J.D. (August 23, 1998). "Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age". The New York Times Book Review. 103 (34): 17.
- ISSN 1061-9321.
Further reading
- Book reviews
- Barton, Susan (1999). "Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age". University of Queensland Law Journal. 20 (2). University of Queensland: 358–360.
- "Cyber Rights". Book World. 28: 11. July 19, 1998.
- "Cyber Rights". CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. 36: 963. January 1999.
- "Cyber Rights". Law and Politics Book Review. 13: ONL. December 2003.
- Magaldi, Jessica A.; Paul Ryneski (September 25, 1998). "Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age". New York Law Journal. 220 (61): 2.
- Morris, Andrew J. (August 24, 1998). "Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age". Legal Times. 21 (15): 70.
- "Cyber Rights". School Library Journal. 45 (12): 44. December 1999.
- "Cyber Rights". The Virginia Quarterly Review. 74 (4): 136. Autumn 1999.
- Related
- Cram, Ian (2006). Contested Words: Legal Restrictions on Freedom of Speech in Liberal Democracies. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 0-7546-2365-3.
- Curtis, Michael Kent (2000). ISBN 0-8223-2529-2.
- ISBN 0-8147-3103-1.
- Krotoszynski, Ronald J. (2009). The First Amendment in Cross-Cultural Perspective: A Comparative Legal Analysis of the Freedom of Speech. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-4825-1.
- ISBN 978-0-8166-5031-6.
- Nelson, Samuel P. (2005). ISBN 0-8018-8173-0.
- Scott, Michael D. (2009). Internet and Technology Law Desk Reference. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. ISBN 978-0-7355-8309-2.
External links
- Cyber Rights: About the Author, Panix.com
- Cyber Rights, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Maryland
- Cyber Rights, The MIT Press
- What Every Citizen Should Know About DRM