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Flanders, Bruce – American Libraries, 1991
Discusses issues involved in the creation of the National Research and Education Network (NREN). Telecommunications technology is described; support from industry and libraries is discussed; and problems with NREN are raised, including equal access to computerized information, privacy issues, and protection of First Amendment rights. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Library Networks, Privacy

Smith, Stephen A. – Communication Education, 1994
Examines First Amendment, privacy, and intellectual property issues of communication on the Internet. Discusses developments in communications policy related to the proposed communication superhighway. Suggests ways in which communication scholars can secure fundamental legal protections necessary for full, free, and effective communication in the…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Information Networks
Beckham, Joseph C.; Schmid, William, Jr. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1995
Discusses the uncertainty surrounding the application of the First Amendment to electronic bulletin boards, listservs, electronic conferences, and other exchanges of electronic information at public colleges and universities. Applies the notions of nonpublic forums and designated open forums to the computer network. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Court Litigation, Electronic Mail, Freedom of Speech
Johnson, Deborah G. – EDUCOM Review, 1994
Discusses computer ethics and the use of computer networks. Topics addressed include computer hackers; software piracy; computer viruses and worms; intentional and unintentional abuse; intellectual property rights versus freedom of thought; the role of information in a democratic society; individual privacy; legislation; social attitudes; and the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Democracy, Educational Needs