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Author Kosseff, Jeff, 1978- author.

Title The United States of anonymous : how the First Amendment shaped online speech / Jeff Kosseff
Published Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022
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Description 1 online resource (x, 314 pages)
Contents Part I. Developing the right to anonymity. America, the anonymous -- Empowering anonymous association -- Empowering anonymous speech -- The scope of anonymity empowerment -- Antimask -- Part II. The right to online anonymity. Cybersmear -- Setting the rules for online anonymity -- Online anonymity and copyright -- When the government wants to unmask you -- Anonymity worldwide -- Technological protections for anonymity -- Part III. Living in an anonymous world. Anonymity as a shield -- Anonymity as a sword -- Part IV. The future of anonymity. Real-name policies -- Out in the open -- Empowering anonymity through privacy law
Summary "This book traces the history of the right to anonymous speech in America, dating back to the pseudonymous publication of the Federalist Papers and other foundational political writings. It examines how courts have recognized a First Amendment right to anonymity, and how that right has shaped the Internet that we know today"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis Anonymous speech
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 09, 2022)
Subject United States. Constitution. 1st Amendment.
SUBJECT Constitution (United States) fast (OCoLC)fst01356075
Subject Freedom of speech -- United States
Anonymous persons -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
Privacy, Right of -- United States
Internet -- Law and legislation -- United States
LAW / Computer & Internet
Freedom of speech.
Internet -- Law and legislation.
Privacy, Right of.
United States.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021020495
ISBN 9781501762406
1501762400
9781501762390
1501762397