LEADER 03296nam 22005771 450 001 9910798479203321 005 20200514202323.0 010 $a1-5099-0405-0 010 $a1-5099-0406-9 024 7 $a10.5040/9781509904051 035 $a(CKB)3710000000685673 035 $a(EBL)4529792 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001672191 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16470105 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001672191 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14901770 035 $a(PQKB)21716196 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4529792 035 $a(OCoLC)940958406 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09259948 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000685673 100 $a20160624d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAnonymous speech $eliterature, law and politics /$fEric Barendt 210 1$aOxford ;$aPortland, Oregon :$cHart Publishing,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (195 pages) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-84946-613-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. The Varieties of Anonymous Writing -- 3. Anonymity and Freedom of Speech -- 4. Anonymous Speech in English Law -- 5. The Protection of Anonymous Sources -- 6. Anonymity on the Internet -- 7. Anonymous Speech, the Secret Ballot and Campaign Contributions 330 8 $aAnonymous Speech: Literature, Law and Politics discusses the different contexts in which people write anonymously or with the use of a pseudonym: novels and literary reviews, newspapers and political periodicals, graffiti, and now on the Internet. The book criticises the arguments made for a strong constitutional right to anonymous speech, though it agrees that there is a good case for anonymity in some circumstances, notably for whistle-blowing. One chapter examines the general treatment of anonymous speech and writing in English law, while another is devoted to the protection of journalists' sources, where the law upholds a freedom to communicate anonymously through the media. A separate chapter looks at anonymous Internet communication, particularly on social media, and analyses the difficulties faced by the victims of threats and defamatory allegations on the Net when the speaker has used a pseudonym. In its final chapter the book compares the universally accepted argument for the secret ballot with the more controversial case for anonymous speech. This is the first comprehensive study of anonymous speech to examine critically the arguments for and against anonymity. These arguments were vigorously canvassed in the nineteenth century - largely in the context of literary reviewing - and are now of enormous importance for communication on the Internet 606 $aAnonymous writings 606 $aFreedom of speech 606 $aPrivacy, Right of 606 $2Freedom of expression law 615 0$aAnonymous writings. 615 0$aFreedom of speech. 615 0$aPrivacy, Right of. 676 $a342.08/53 700 $aBarendt$b E. M.$01165724 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798479203321 996 $aAnonymous speech$93693158 997 $aUNINA