This concise book explores the wide range of topics at the intersection ofpolitics and the Internet. Recognizing the changes in the Internet over timeKlotz prov... » 

This concise book explores the wide range of topics at the intersection ofpolitics and the Internet. Recognizing the changes in the Internet over timeKlotz provides an innovative analysis of online access activities advocacygovernment journalism and social capital. The politics of the Internet isconsidered along with politics on the Internet. A highlight is the indepthdiscussion of cyberlaw that provides an accessible framework for understandingthe legal treatment of key issues such as music file sharing privacyterrorism spam pornography and domain names. Examples from the 2002 midtermelections and the early 2004 campaign fundraising success of Howard Dean addcurrency to the debate about the impact of the Internet on democratic politcs. «