Issues in Cyberspace

By Jan H. Samoriski

This book explores the problems facing society in the rapidly changing online environment, including the technical, social, and legal factors shaping the Internet today. Issues in Cyberspace provides... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 020532262X
• ISBN13: 9780205322626
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 0.7" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

A Review by Daphne Baylor Dean and Kevin Yeoman

Like most things in life this book had several good and bad aspects. We really enjoyed the diverse topics that the author explored. He wrote in depth on issues ranging from new media technologies, e-commerce, and privacy to hacking, copyright issues and indecencies. All these issues brought about some very thought provoking inquires for us as readers. We also appreciated the book's anti-commercialization stance on cyberspace. In contrast, one major drawback is the means by which the author heavily intertwined legal issues in every chapter of the book. People without a high interest for law may not appreciate the author's expertise in the field of law. Overall, we thought this book would be worth reading for anyone interested in cyberworld issues.

Issue in Cyberspace

Samoriski helped the reader get the overviewe by starting with the simple issues before focusing them quite deeply in each chapter. He maked the readers understand the basic of technology in the Internet that is impacted by business. Moreover, he indicated how communication, technology, law, and society play a major role on the Internet frontier. In the last chapter, he gave some conclusion and discussed about the future of th eInternet.