Digital Media Ethics (eBook)

Charles Ess is professor in media studies at the University of Oslo, Norway. He is a former president of the Association of Internet Researchers, and has previously held positions at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Drury University, Missouri.

Contents
Foreword by Luciano Floridi
Preface: Why This Book?
Acknowledgements
Chapter Synopses
1. Central Issues in the Ethics of Digital Media
2. Privacy in the Electronic Global Metropolis?
3. Copying and Distributing via Digital Media: Copyright, Copyleft, Global Perspectives
4. Friendship, Democracy and Citizen Journalism
5. Still More Ethical Issues: Digital Sex and Games
6. Digital Media Ethics: Overview, Frameworks, Resources
Glossary
References
Index

"This book is an important contribution to the field of digital ethics. It is clearly written and cleverly argued in a manner that is very accessible to the reader... Ess does an excellent job of enabling reflection and discussion about the key considerations of digital media ethics. As such this book will prove invaluable to both students and teachers, and anyone wishing to learn more about this subject."
Information, Communication and Society

"Charles Ess's revised edition of Digital Media Ethics is a thorough and approachable introduction to an area of ethics that is increasingly important as the information age accelerates into a new era of globalization. Ess's sensitivity to cultural awareness and difference makes this an important contribution: I highly recommend it for the classroom and generally curious readers alike."
Anthony Beavers, University of Evansville, and president of the International Association for Computing and Philosophy

"I highly recommend this book for school and university courses on Information Ethics around the world. Clearly written, it opens vistas for intercultural dialogue on ethical issues of the cyberworld."
Rafael Capurro, International Center for Information Ethics

"Internet researchers and teachers will be thrilled with this revised edition of the deservedly popular Digital Media Ethics. Ess combines philosophical sophistication with clarity of exposition, addressing a wide range of topics. Thoroughly updated with many up-to-the-minute examples, it is a wonderful resource for teachers, students, and anyone who cares about ethical issues brought about by the digital age."
Alison Adam, Sheffield Hallam University