Mark Tunick: 2 books
Balancing Privacy and Free Speech
Unwanted Attention in the Age of Social Media
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
In an age of smartphones, Facebook and YouTube, privacy may seem to be a norm of the past. This book addresses ethical and legal questions that arise when media technologies are used to give individuals unwanted attention. Drawing from a broad range of cases within the US, UK, Australia, Europe, and...
Texting, Suicide, and the Law
The case against punishing Michelle Carter
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
In 2014, Conrad Roy committed suicide following encouragement from his long-distance girlfriend, Michelle Carter, in what has become known as the Texting Suicide case. The case has attracted much attention, largely focusing on the First Amendment free speech issue. This book takes the view that the...