The First Amendment in Cyberspace
| Title: | The First Amendment in Cyberspace (ID: CEM9732) | | Author(s): | Steven Worona (EDUCAUSE) | | Topics: | Campus Policies | | Origin: | CAUSE/EFFECT (Archives) (1997) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | Does the First Amendment really apply in cyberspace? The authors explain that generally, the law applies to the Internet as it would to more traditional forms of speech, but they also illustrate that the debate is not a simple one. Questions are raised that are fundamental to the Internet, such as whether or not this relatively new form of communication is a public forum. The authors also examine unprotected types of speech--"fighting words," threats, harassment, obscenity, and defamation--and the nuances, details, and metaphors that arise in their application to cyberspace. | | View this resource: | |
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