CyberEthics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace

by Spinello, Richard A.

• ISBN13: 9780763737832
• ISBN10: 0763737836
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-01
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett

Summary

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 has added new coverage on 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.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
The Internet and Ethical Values	1	(26)
CyberEthics and ``The Law of the Horse''	2	(5)
Iron Cage or Gateway to Utopia?	7	(3)
Ethical Values and the Digital Frontier	10	(10)
Postscript on Moral Theory	20	(1)
Normative Principles	21	(3)
Discussion Questions	24	(3)
Regulating and Governing the Internet	27	(28)
A Short History of the Internet	29	(2)
The Internet's Current Architecture	31	(2)
The World Wide Web	33	(2)
Electronic Commerce	35	(3)
Social Problems and Social Costs	38	(4)
The Invisible Hand	39	(1)
Regulating the Net: The Visible Hand	40	(2)
A Bottom-Up Approach: The Sovereignty of Code	42	(2)
Internet Governance	44	(2)
Internet Regulation and Ethics	46	(2)
Discussion Questions	48	(1)
Case Studies: L'Affair Yahoo	48	(7)
A Case of Libel	51	(4)
Free Speech and Content Controls in Cyberspace	55	(36)
Speech and Internet Architecture	56	(1)
Pornography in Cyberspace	57	(14)
Public Policy Overview	58	(5)
Automating Content Controls	63	(8)
Hate Speech and Online Threats	71	(2)
Anonymous Speech	73	(2)
The Ethics of Blogging	75	(2)
Spam as Commercial Free Speech	77	(4)
Postscript	81	(1)
Discussion Questions	82	(1)
Case Studies: The Librarian's Dilemma	82	(9)
Spam or Free Speech at Intel	84	(1)
Filtering the Internet in China	85	(6)
Intellectual Property in Cyberspace	91	(50)
Background on Intellectual Property	91	(13)
What Is Intellectual Property?	93	(1)
Legal Protection for Intellectual Property	94	(4)
Moral Justifications for Intellectual Property	98	(3)
Recent Legislation	101	(3)
Issues for the Internet	104	(23)
Copyright and the Digital Dilemma	104	(8)
Software Ownership and the Open Source Code Movement	112	(3)
Digital Rights Architectures	115	(1)
Business Method Patents in Cyberspace	116	(3)
Domain Names and Interconnectivity Issues	119	(8)
Postscript	127	(1)
Discussion Questions	128	(1)
Case Studies: The RIAA vs. Verizon	128	(13)
Patent War on the Web: Amazon vs. Barnes & Noble	131	(2)
A Parody of PETA	133	(1)
The Movie Industry Takes on Grokster	134	(7)
Regulating Internet Privacy	141	(42)
A Definition and Theory of Privacy	142	(2)
Personal Information on the Internet	144	(2)
Consumer Privacy on the Internet	146	(10)
Privacy-Invasive Technologies	146	(4)
Policy Considerations	150	(3)
Moral Considerations	153	(3)
The U.S. and the E.U.: Divergent Paths to Privacy Protection	156	(7)
Privacy Legislation in the U.S.	157	(3)
Privacy Protection in the E.U.	160	(3)
Privacy and Internet Architectures	163	(2)
A Prescription for Privacy?	165	(2)
Privacy in the Workplace	167	(5)
Privacy Rights at Risk	167	(2)
Comparing U.S. and European Policies	169	(1)
The Case For and Against Monitoring	170	(2)
Discussion Questions	172	(1)
Case Studies: DoubleClick: The Ethics of Online Advertising	173	(10)
Amazon's New Privacy Policy	176	(2)
Newport Electronics	178	(5)
Securing the Electronic Frontier	183	(32)
Vulnerabilities of the Net	183	(3)
Cybercrime	186	(2)
Anti-Piracy Architectures	188	(2)
Trespass and Unauthorized Access in Cyberspace	190	(6)
Questionable Forms of Trespass	194	(2)
Security Measures in Cyberspace	196	(4)
The Encryption Controversy: A Public Policy Perspective	200	(6)
The Clipper Chip	201	(2)
Clipper II	203	(1)
Key Management Infrastructure or Clipper III	204	(1)
Policy Reversal	205	(1)
Encryption Code, Privacy, and Free Speech	206	(1)
Discussion Questions	207	(1)
Case Studies: The Case of the Pretty Good Privacy Encryption Program	208	(7)
eBay v. Bidder's Edge: Trespass or Legitimate Access?	210	(5)
Glossary: The Language of Cyberspace	215	(4)
Bibliography	219	(6)
Legal Cases Cited	225	(2)
Index	227