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OverviewThe Internet offers new opportunities and threats to all our basic liberties: civil rights, privacy, and freedoms of expression. Originally, as something totally free of all official interference and regulation, the Internet was anarchic in a true sense. The contributors to this book look at how the freedom of use and accessibility of this world-wide phenomenon is being eroded, both by governments (reacting as politically ""undesirable"" information becomes freely available) and private concerns and pressure groups raising moral panics. Using case studies, including one on the recent McLibel case, the contributors look at these key issues. They also cover European policy on the regulation of the Internet, censorship and freedom of information on the Internet. Full Product DetailsAuthor: LibertyPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.510kg ISBN: 9780745312941ISBN 10: 0745312942 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 20 December 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction PART 1: Freedoms of Expression and Information, Privacy, and Copyright 1. Freedom of Expression: Censorship in Private Hands Adam Newey (Index on Censorship) 2. Freedom of Information: An Electronic Window onto Government Andrew Ecclestone (Campaign for Freedom of Information) 3. Liberty on the Line Simon Davies (London School of Economics) & Ian Hosein 4. Cryptography and Democracy: Dilemmas of Freedom Caspar Bowden (Scientists for Labour) & Yaman Akdeniz (University of Leeds) 5. Copyright, Civil Rights and the Internet Nick Braithwaite (lawyer, Clifford Chance) 6. Copyright and the Internet Charles Oppenheim (De Montfort University) PART 2: Case Studies 7. European Policy on Regulation and Content on the Internet Penny Campbell ( European Institute for the Media, Dusseldorf) and Emmanuelle Machet 8. Political Participation and the Internet Cathy Bryan & James Tatam (both Informed Sources Intonational) 9. The Net Out Of Control – A New Moral Panic: Censorship and Sexuality, Angus Hamilton (lawyer) 10. AVIVA: The Women’s International Listings Magazine On the Internet Kate Burke (AVIVA) 11. Women and the Internet Clem Herman (Soft Solution/Poptel) 12. Tinysex and Gender Troubles Sherry Turkle (MIT) 13. The Governance of Cyberspace: Racism on the Internet David Capitanchik (Aberdeen College) & Michael Whine (Board of Deputies of British Jews) 14. McSpotlight: Freedom of Speech and the Internet Philip George (environmental campaigner) 15. Human Rights and the Internet Conor Foley (Amnesty International) Glossary of Internet Term IndexReviews'The various contributions focus on civil liberties and freedom of expression ... This combination of thematic chapters with specific case-studies works well' -- International Affairs ‘The various contributions focus on civil liberties and freedom of expression ... This combination of thematic chapters with specific case-studies works well.’ --International Affairs 'The various contributions focus on civil liberties and freedom of expression ... This combination of thematic chapters with specific case-studies works well.' --International Affairs Author InformationLiberty (the National Council for Civil Liberties) is Britain's leading campaign body working for the promotion of civil rights. They are the author of the guide to civil liberties, Your Rights (Pluto, 2005). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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