Assignment:
Using the Gift of Fire Text Book answer the following questions. They must be answered in your own words with your own interpretation and not plagiarized. Each question must be labeled and stated verbatium. Your responses to each of the six question must be a minimum of 200 words, per question. All responses must be thoughtful and cannot be plagiarized. Additionally, I expect APA formatted in-text citations as well as references. Due by 3/15 but accepted with serious late deductions until the 19th.
1. a. Summarize the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) and the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA).
b. Discuss at least three differences between COPA and CIPA?
c. What impact would COPA have had on freedom of speech on the Internet? Why was COPA overturned by the courts?
2. The oral arguments before the Supreme Court concerning the Communications Decency Act (CDA) focused extensively on determining the most appropriate analogy for cyberspace. Arguments were presented that compared the Internet to a library, to television, and to a public place such as a street corner or park.
a. Why are these comparisons important? Briefly explain the differences between libraries, television, and public places with respect to First Amendment protection.
b. For each of these three analogies (library, television, and public place), describe one significant way in which the Internet is similar and one significant way in which it is different. Explain the relevance of each of these similarities and differences to the issue of regulation of the Internet.
3. a. How are the Napster and Grokster copyright cases similar, and how are they different?
b. Briefly describe the court's ruling in both the Napster and Grokster cases.
4. a. Explain the two main provisions of the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act).
b. Explain how "take-down" notices work and who they protect from lawsuits.
c. How do "take-down" notices sometimes infringe on "fair use"?
5. a. Briefly define identity theft.
b. Describe two techniques criminals can use to gather the information they need to steal an identity.
c. Describe two ways a person can protect their identity.
d. Describe two ways a business can protect its customers from identity thieves.
6. In the context of Internet content that some countries prohibit, discuss how the "responsibility to prevent access" differs from the "authority to prevent entry". Include examples.