This book describes a number of social and legal issues as they relate to various members of electronically networked communities. After a brief introduction to relevant legal precedents and to the manner in which societies develop norms for social behavior, the book explores right and responsibilities related to free speech, vandalism, property interests, and privacy.
- Rights and Responsibilities of Participants in Networked Communities
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- 1 The Nature of Electronic Networks
- A NEW MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION
- THE NETWORK SCENE
- NETWORK METAPHORS
- Cyberspace
- The Information Superhighway
- The Electronic Marketplace
- 2 Networks and Society
- NETWORKS AND CULTURE
- CONFLICTING VALUES IN NETWORKED COMMUNITIES
- ENFORCEMENT OF BEHAVIORAL NORMS IN NETWORKED COMMUNITIES
- HOW CULTURAL NORMS EVOLVE: AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
- ETHICS, LAW, AND THE PROMOTION OF SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR
- 3 Legal Considerations for Electronic Networks
- LEGAL DOMAINS
- LEGAL MODELS EXISTING IN THE ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT
- WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT ELECTRONIC NETWORKS?
- LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS THAT AFFECT THE USE OF INFORMATION
- COURT CASES LAWYERS RELY ON FOR ARGUMENT
- SPECIAL PROBLEMS AND POLICY CONCERNS
- SUMMARY
- 4 Free Speech
- SCENARIO 1: EXPLICIT PHOTOS ON A UNIVERSITY NETWORK
- Issue: The Law as the Ultimate Authority
- Issue: The Need to Establish Rules and Educate Users
- SCENARIO 2: NEGATIVE COMMENTS HARM A THIRD PARTY
- Issue: Provider Responsibility and Liability
- Issue: User Responsibility and Liability
- DISCUSSION AND COMMON THEMES
- 5 Electronic Vandalism
- SCENARIO 1: VIRUS DAMAGES BULLETIN BOARD
- Issue: Criminal Liability
- Issue: Deficiencies in the Laws
- Issue: Civil Obligations and Liabilities
- SCENARIO 2: MULTISYSTEM INTRUDER DAMAGES FILES
- Issue: Trespassing and Theft
- Issue: Determining Damage
- Issue: Ethics and Education
- Issue: Operator Responsibilities and Liabilities
- COMMON THEMES
- 6 Intellectual Property Interests
- BACKGROUND: COPYRIGHT PROTECTION
- SCENARIO 1: DATABASE AGREEMENT IS VIOLATED
- Issue: Licenses, Copyrights, and Enforcement Responsibilities
- Issue: Fair Use
- Issue: Effects of Property Protection Concerns on Authors and Contributors
- SCENARIO 2: FOREIGN USER COPIES ENCRYPTION SOFTWARE
- Issue: Obligations to Monitor
- Issue: Obligations to Turn Over Records
- COMMON THEMES
- 7 Privacy
- SCENARIO 1: OPERATOR LEARNS OF POSSIBLE DEATH THREAT
- Issue: Obligation to Notify Authorities of Death Threats
- Issue: General Provider Practices and Responsibilities
- Issue: Liability for Violating Privacy
- Issue: Ethical and Social Issues
- SCENARIO 2: PROVIDER SELLS USER PROFILES TO MERCHANDISERS
- Issue: Legal Privacy Protection For Subscriber Information
- Issue: Informed Consent
- Issue: Blocking Unwanted Sales Pitches
- COMMON THEMES
- 8 Common Themes
- VALUES AND NORMS IN NETWORKED ENVIRONMENTS
- RECURRING CONCERNS
- Appendixes
- APPENDIX A Network Technology
- NETWORK BUILDING BLOCKS
- STORE-AND-FORWARD COMMUNICATION
- Real-Time Connections
- Distributed Computing
- NETWORK SERVICES
- Electronic Mail
- Store-and-Forward Conferencing
- Real-Time Conferencing
- File Transfer
- Remote Computer Use
- Information Search Services
- A ROUGH TYPOLOGY OF NETWORKS
- The Global Network and the Internet
- Computer Bulletin Board Systems
- Commercial Services
- THE INTERNET
- Organization
- Management
- Size and Scale
- A BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
- APPENDIX B Workshop Schedule and Session Descriptions
- SCHEDULE
- SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
- APPENDIX C Forum Statement of Purpose and Agenda
- STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
- AGENDA
- APPENDIX D Keynote Speech: Networked Communities and the Laws of Cyberspace
- APPENDIX E Biographical Sketches
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