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Sex, Laws, and Cyberspace Hardcover – February 28, 1996

by Jonathan Wallace (Author), Mark Mangan (Author)

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The same things that make networks invaluable also give them the capacity to be incredibly dangersou. This important book on the legal and ethical issues surrounding the Internet and commercial online services details a variety of cases already brought to court and closely examines the legal, ethical, and moral questions of each one.

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By far the best-documented and most level-headed, readable, and informative book yet on the subject of freedom of speech on the Internet. Wallace and Mangan provide blow-by-blow chapters detailing the backgrounds and legal proceedings in each of the primary landmark U.S. episodes to date:

Memphis vs. Robert Thomas' Amateur Action pornography BBS
U.S. Government vs. Phillip Zimmerman's PGP
The University of Michigan student's snuff postings
Stratton stockbrokerage vs. Prodigy
The Church of Scientology vs. the world, in attempts to squelch anti-Scientology discussions on the Net
Comon sense vs. Martin Rimm's so-called "quantitative analyses" of Net pornography
Candyland's Bomb recipe pages
U.S. Senate Communications Decency Act proceedings
and thoughtful analyses of precedents in the legislation of previous telecommunications technologies (telephony, radio, and television)

My only complaint: either the authors (or, more likely, the publishers) opted for a sensationalized title that does not do justice to the much broader coverage actually provided. Highest Recommendation.

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The Internet, in the authors' provocative analogy, is "a constellation of printing presses and bookstores, and thereby entitled to the full protection of the First Amendment." Using a series of detailed case studies, this legal handbook condemns as inappropriate to cyberspace the Supreme Court's 1973 standard whereby a local community can set nationwide criteria for what constitutes obscene or indecent speech. Wallace, a lawyer, vice-president of Pencom Systems and author of The Computer Consultant's Legal Guide, and computer journalist Mangan blast the Communications Decency Act, just passed by Congress, as a radical attack on First Amendment guarantees of free speech. This legislation, going far beyond its purported aim of banning violent and pornographic material, could be used to censor and criminalize political and sexual speech, they warn. Setting forth a moral, political and legal framework for the decisions facing Congress and the courts, the authors advocate a voluntary self-rating system as the only restriction applicable to cyberspace.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product details

Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co; 1st edition (February 28, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0805047670
ISBN-13: 978-0805047677
Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 6.2 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Average Customer Review: 6 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,923,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #318 in Books > Law > Administrative Law > Public
- #1495 in Books > Computers & Technology > Internet & Social Media > Hacking
- #2574 in Books > Law > Rules & Procedures > Civil Procedure

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ByDavid Jacksonon August 20, 2013

Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase

this book does not cover the topic as expected. I was disappointed in the contents and actually wanted to send it back to the shipper. In this case it's just a lesson learned.

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Byjason schuyleron June 16, 2014

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

Useful informative, not very exciting to read, but what can you expect from a book about the internet and laws.

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Started slow, got better; dated

ByA customeron October 18, 2003

Format: Paperback

The title of the review about sums everything up. It started off very slow and boring and I almost put it down. I was sick, however, and struggled on. The book gets a lot better in later chapters, but since it references the beginning a lot, you have to struggle through the beginning. There's some really good quotes in the last chapter. The use of traditionally offensive issues like online kiddie porn and violent "erotica" to illustrate the issues (in the beginning) was a decent attempt to shock the reader into re-examining digital law from other perspectives, but may backfire or upset some.

As others have noted, though, it is quite dated.

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A tremendous value for students of Internet law

ByA customeron June 16, 1997

Format: Hardcover

Overview: Give credit to authors Wallace and Mangan: they wear their sympathy on their sleeves. "Sex, Laws, and Cyberspace" is not intended to be an objective review of the state of First Amendment protection on the Net; it is a passionate argument for redefining how we apply the First Amendment to the Internet. This passion is both the book's strength and its weakness, as it will reinforce beliefs but not necessarily win converts. The book's outstanding summary of major events in Internet law will provide researchers with tremendous details in the years to come.

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Wordy, rambling, hard to follow

ByFelix Sonderkammeron November 20, 2001

Format: Paperback

I own but have not read Sex Laws and Cyberspace in its entirety. This is because the book is poorly written and hard to read.
The book deals with cogent questions about types of pornography and legal problems in the theory and practice of censoring it.
However, it appears Wallace and Mangan aimed at length instead of lucidity in each paragraph and chapter. Reading page after page of their rambling narrative is simply too much.

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New age Internet safe for our children?

ByA customeron May 18, 1998

Format: Paperback

I believe that the book enstilled frightening thoughts in my mind of the dangers available on the Internet. A must read book before you let your child use the information superhighway.

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