Essays for Social Issues: Internet

1. Analysis: the American Perspective on Hackers

   The issue of public information has always been a controversy in our world. One of our country’s founding arguments was based on the necessity of free speech and free information. Many now believe that our government is being overly...

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2. Big Media's War on Fan Websites

   It seems like the fight between legal departments at major movie and TV studios and fan producers of websites has reached a fever pitch. In late September, the legal department of Fox TV sent out notices to cease and desist to two webmasters of fan...

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3. Electronic Commerce

   Initially, the Internet was designed to be used by government and academic users, <br /> but now it is rapidly becoming commercialized. It has on-line "shops", even <br /> electronic "shopping malls". Customers, browsing at their computers, can...

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4. Hackers

   “...they are still hardly criminal in nature. The intention of most of these individuals is not to destroy or exploit systems but to learn in minute detail how they are used and what they are used for. The quest is purely intellectual, but the...

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5. Is the Internet the New Pirates Home?

   Back in history, there were pirates that surrounded Hong Kong and European countries. They would look for treasures and keep an eye for gold. A passenger ship was one of the few ships that pirates look for since it contained jewelry and money from...

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6. Just a Simple Thought

   \"So have you ever felt this feeling? I’m not quite sure what it\'s called. where you think you don\'t quite fit in. you\'re not \"with the program.\" the black sheep, the ugly duckling, the one in the back of the math class going... hurrr when...

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7. The History of the Internet

   When one thinks of the internet, one may think of America Online, <br /> Yahoo!, or of Sandra Bullock being caught up in an espionage <br /> conspiracy. For me, it is a means of communication. A way to talk to <br /> some of my friends who...

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8. The Internet

   MEMORANDUM <br /> Mrs. -----, I understand that some students that have already graduated from College are <br /> having a bit of trouble getting their new businesses started. I know of a tool that will <br /> be extremely helpful and is already...

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