The Internet Law Page: "Your Cyber Rights and Responsibilites: Law and Etiquette," Chapter 2, QUE Special Edition, Using the Internet with Windows 95

Outline of this Chapter:

  • Your rights and responsibilities of Free Speech and Association on the Internet
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    • The First Amendment - freedom of speech, press, association, and religion
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    • Common Sense Limitations - don't shout fire in a crowded theater (unless its burning!) and other basics
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    • The Slander and Libel Limitation - your protection from "flames" that burn
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    • The Important Distinction Between Internet Publisher and Distributer
      • The Cubby v. CompuServe case
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      • The Oakmont v. Prodigy case
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    • Obscenity Limitations - the risks of selling "porn" on the Net
      • The crazy case of the U.S. v. Robert and Carleen Thomas
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    • Child Pornography Limitations - trying to protect our children on the Net
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    • To Inspect or Not to Inspect? - what should a good sysop do?
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    • Some pending federal legislation to watch out for.
  • Your rights and responsibilities of Privacy on the Internet
    • E-Mail privacy - who else can read your E-mail?
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    • Federal Computer Privacy Laws
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    • Laws against cryptology - your limited right to use secret codes
  • Your rights and responsibilities of Copyright on the Internet
    • ABC's of Copyright Law
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    • Careful what you copy on the Net - you could be breaking the law and not even know it.
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    • Major lawsuits testing the application of copyright law to the Internet:
      • Playboy v. Frena
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      • Scientology v. NetCom (and just about everyone else)
  • Your rights and responsibilities of Fair Trade on the Internet
    • When is a deal a deal?
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    • Network use Agreements
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    • Software License Agreements
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    • Trademarks and Internet domain names
  • Your rights and responsibilities of protection from Crime on the Internet
    • Hacker Intruders beware!
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    • The growing problem of computer viruses



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