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Defamation in Cyberpunk

Defamation in Cyberpunk

Nikhil Moro
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781799838449|ISBN10: 1799838447|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799881407|EISBN13: 9781799838456
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3844-9.ch018
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Phylis Johnson and Ian Punnett. "Defamation in Cyberpunk." Redefining Journalism in an Age of Technological Advancements, Changing Demographics, and Social Issues, IGI Global, 2022, pp.196-210. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3844-9.ch018

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P. Johnson & I. Punnett (2022). Defamation in Cyberpunk. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3844-9.ch018

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Phylis Johnson and Ian Punnett. "Defamation in Cyberpunk." In Redefining Journalism in an Age of Technological Advancements, Changing Demographics, and Social Issues. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3844-9.ch018

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Abstract

The law of libel, which balances rights of expression and reputation, has found unique conceptual and ontological challenges in the virtual utopia of cyberpunk culture. A presumption that law is to sociology as ontology is to humans allows this essay to examine whether United States libel laws can reconcile with the ephemeral technologies and assertive demands of cyberpunk. In revisiting goals of libel law, the essay discusses the critical questions of whether bots and cyborgs have a reputation, whether artificial intelligence is more ideology than technology, whether legal positivism is moot, and whether post-professional and post-national environments will universalize the principles of libel law.

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