Rights and responsibilities of participants in networked communities / / Dorothy E. Denning and Herbert S. Lin, editors ; Steering Committee on Rights and Responsibilities of Participants in Networked Communities, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 160 p
• Soggetto topico: Computer networks - Social aspects; Computer networks - Law and legislation; Computer crimes; Privacy, Right of; Intellectual property
• Altri autori: DenningDorothy Elizabeth Robling <1945-> LinHerbert
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- STEERING COMMITTEE.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rights and responsibilities of participants in networked communities
• ISBN: 1-280-21096-6; 9786610210961; 0-309-58695-X; 0-585-01995-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817173903321
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