Cyber Law and Ethics

Mark Grabowski is Professor of Communications at Adelphi University, USA.Eric P. Robinson holds the Reid H. Montgomery Chair in Freedom of Information at the University of South Carolina and is "of counsel" to Fenno Law, LLC.

"In their new edition of Cyber Law and Ethics, Mark Grabowski and Eric Robinson have achieved the near-impossible: writing an entertaining dissection of the constantly changing regulatory, legislative and judicial efforts to tame and control speech on the internet. Students and instructors who use this book will benefit from the authors’ wisdom and experience, and have a lot of fun as they do so." —Jane E. Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, University of Minnesota, USA "Cyber Law and Ethics comprehensively covers essential topics with refreshing clarity and relatable examples. It demystifies complex issues—from AI to e-commerce— to help students critically engage with the legal rules and ethical dilemmas shaping our lives." —Amy Kristin Sanders, John and Ann Curley Chair in First Amendment, Penn State University, USA

• Preface ix About the Authors xi Acknowledgments xii 1 Born Digital: How the Internet Was Built and How It Works 1 2 Managing Cyberspace: How the Internet Is Governed 23 3 Mapping the Digital Frontier: How Cyber Law Is Made in the United States 42 4 Speaking in Code: Freedom of Online Speech in the United States 67 5 Drawing the Line: Legal Limits on Online Speech 83 6 Blurring the Line: Gray Areas in Online Speech 120 7 Anonymity in a Sharing World: Privacy in the Information Age 148 8 Virtual Ideas: Intellectual Property Online 176 9 Terms and Conditions Apply: Doing Business in the E-Commerce Era 205 10 Danger in the Data: Guarding Against Cyberthreats 232 11 Rules of Play: Regulating Online Games and Virtual Worlds 264 12 Real Rules for an Artificial World: Artificial Intelligence and the Law 286 13 Next Generation: Emerging Issues in Cyber Law 301 Case Index 324 Index 326