The Internet / / Cynthia A. Bily, book editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910130951403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Detroit : , : Greenhaven Press, , 2012
• ISBN: 0-7377-6610-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (155 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
• Collana: Teen rights and freedoms
• Disciplina: 343.7309/944
• Soggetti: Internet and teenagers - United States; Internet - Law and legislation - United States; Teenagers - Legal status, laws, etc - United States; Libraries and teenagers - United States; Internet - Access control - United States; Internet - Safety measures; Cyberbullying - United States; Computer crimes - Prevention
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-146) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Understanding the legal issues of teen Internet use / Patrick E. Corbett -- Teens' First Amendment rights must be balanced with their safety / David L. Hudson, Jr. -- The Communications Decency Act protects children without restricting adult communication / J. James Exon -- Limitations on "patently offensive display" violate the First Amendment : the Supreme Court's decision / John Paul Stevens -- Public libraries cannot be required to prevent children from seeing online pornography --Requiring Internet filters at libraries receiving federal funds does not violate the First Amendment : the Supreme Court's decision / William H. Rehnquist -- Public libraries should not restrict minors' access to the Internet -- A librarian discusses her efforts to provide LGBT resources to students : personal narrative / Karyn Storts-Brinks -- A student discusses her struggle to gain access to online LGBT information : personal narrative / Bryanna Shelton, interviewed by Rose Kennedy -- Teen Internet use away from school raises unsettled legal questions / Rosann DiPietro -- Schools should be able to discipline students for some Internet material created off-campus / Sean A. Fields -- Schools ; may not punish students for most off-campus Internet speech : the District Appeals court's decision / Theodore A. McKee -- The District Appeals Court's rulings on off-campus speech : clarify and protect student rights / Frank LoMonte -- Those who illegally download music should be prosecuted / Mitch Bainwol and Cary Sherman -- A student discusses being sued for illegal downloading : personal narrative / Ernesto -- Federal laws are needed to protect young people from cyberbullying / Linda Sanchez -- Making cyberbullying illegal unnecessarily limits free speech / WebProNews Staff.
• Sommario/riassunto: Examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of young American teens. This volume focuses on struggle to balance the rights of teenagers to use the Internet with the desire to protect them from harm.