Mike Godwin discusses freedom of speech issues on the Internet, and the problems and benefits of that freedom. Discussion based on his book: Cyber rights, defending free speech in the digital age.

Includes index.

Two mornings in cyberspace -- 1. A new frontier for free speech and society -- 2. Where the "virtual" meets the "real": free speech, community, and ethics on the net -- 3. The new backlash: fear of freedom -- 4. Libel on the net -- 5, When words hurt: two hard cases about online speech -- 6. Privacy versus society? -- 7. The battle over copyright on the net (and other intellectual property encounters) -- 8. A bad spin and a cyberporn primer -- 9. Fighting a cyberporn panic -- 10. Courting the future: the Communications Decency act of 1996 -- 11. Lawyer precognition, free speech, and communities.