1st Edition
Legal Issues in Global Contexts Perspectives on Technical Communication in an International Age
Foreword: Considering Legal Issues in Global Contexts
TyAnna Herrington
Introduction: Legal Issues in Global Contexts: Examining Friction Points on the Flat Earth
Kirt St.Amant and Martine Courant Rife
PART I: CHALLENGES AND CONSIDERATIONS
CHAPTER 1. Hiding Behind a Password: Are Online Classes as Private as We Think?
Wendy L. Kraglund-Gauthier and David C. Young
CHAPTER 2. The Power of Slogans: The Rhetoric of Network Neutrality
Brett Lunceford
CHAPTER 3. The Rules of the Game: Real Legal and Economic Implications of Second Life
Marco Antonio Chávez-Aguayo
CHAPTER 4. Dimensions and Policies of Metrication and Communication
Ronald L. Stone
PART II: LANGUAGE AND ACCESS
CHAPTER 5. Legal Literacy for Multilingual Technical Communication Projects
Tatiana Batova
CHAPTER 6. Adapting to the Changing Legal Context: How Executive Order 13166 is Shaping Translation and Localization in Health Care
Nicole St. Germaine
CHAPTER 7. Usable DRM: Sailing the Pirate’s Seas for Legal Entertainment
Liza Potts
PART III: OWNERSHIP AND AUTHORSHIP
CHAPTER 8. Workplace Realities versus Romantic Views of Authorship: Intellectual Property Issues, Globalization, and Technical Communication
Pavel Zemliansky and Traci A. Zimmerman
CHAPTER 9. Software Patent Law in Global Contexts: A Primer for Technical Writing Specialists
Annette Vee
CHAPTER 10. Orphan Works and the Global Interplay of Democracy, Copyright, and Access
Martin S. Copenhaver
Afterword: Global Challenges and the Value of Heuristics
Heidi A. McKee and James E. Porter
Contributors
Index
Biography
Kirk St. Amant, Martine Rife
