Cyber Rights

Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age
	2003 edition
Author	Mike Godwin
Original title	Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Cyberlaw
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Times Books
Publication date	1998
Media type	Hardback
Pages	352
ISBN	0-8129-2834-2
OCLC	37688296
Followed by	What Every Citizen Should Know About DRM

Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age is a non-fiction book about cyberlaw, written by free speech lawyer Mike Godwin. It was first published in 1998 by Times Books.^[1] It was republished in 2003 as a revised edition by The MIT Press.^[2] Godwin graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1990 and was the first staff counsel for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Written with a first-person perspective, Cyber Rights offers a background in the legal issues and history pertaining to free speech on the Internet. It documents the author's experiences in defending free speech online, and puts forth the thesis that "the remedy for the abuse of free speech is more speech".^[3] Godwin emphasizes that decisions made about the expression of ideas on the Internet affect freedom of speech in other media as well, as granted by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The book was received favorably by Library Journal, where it was "Recommended for anyone concerned about expression on the Internet and democratic society."^[4] Publishers Weekly noted Godwin's "unusually broad view of free speech", and criticized the author for viewing issues "filtered through rose-colored screens".^[5] The Philadelphia Inquirer highlighted Cyber Rights among "1998's Best Reading".^[6]

^ OCLC 37688296
^ OCLC 469426514
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^ Smith, Tracy (July 20, 1998). "Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age". Publishers Weekly. 45 (29). Cahners Business Information: 202.
^ Romano, Carlin; Michael D. Schaffer (December 6, 1998). "Fact or Fiction, Here's 1998's Best Reading". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. Q03; Section: Features Books.

[1] OCLC 37688296

[2] OCLC 469426514

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[tracysmith-5] Smith, Tracy (July 20, 1998). "Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age". Publishers Weekly. 45 (29). Cahners Business Information: 202.

[romano-6] Romano, Carlin; Michael D. Schaffer (December 6, 1998). "Fact or Fiction, Here's 1998's Best Reading". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. Q03; Section: Features Books.

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