Regulating content on social media : copyright, terms of service and technological features / Corinne Tan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tan, Corinne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social media--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Social media.

Social media--Law and legislation.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xi, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : UCL Press, 2018.

Summary:

How are social media users influenced by platform when creating content, and does this influence determine whether or not they comply with copyright laws? These are pressing questions in today’s internet age, and Regulating Content on Social Media answers them by analyzing social media use from a copyright perspective. Corinne Tan compares the regulation of copyright laws across selected social media platforms—Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, Twitter, and Wikipedia—with other regulatory factors such as the terms of service and the technological features of each platform. This comparison enables her to explore how each platform affects the role copyright laws play in securing compliance from their users. Through empirical research and a hypothetical case study detailing the social media activities of user Jane Doe, the book argues that, in spite of copyright laws’ purported regulation, users are encouraged by the social media platforms themselves to behave in ways that may be inconsistent with the law.-- Provided by Publisher.

Contents:

I Regulation on social media p. 1

II Regulation of content-generative behaviours from a copyright perspective p. 5

Chapter 1 Scope of study and a day in the life of Jane Doe p. 17

I Defining social media and user-generated content p. 17

II Choice of social media platforms p. 20

III A day in the life of Jane p. 20

Chapter 2 Regulation by copyright laws p. 31

I Relevant copyright standards p. 31

II Scenario one: the application of copyright laws p. 71

Chapter 3 Application of the terms of service p. 98

I Terms of service p. 99

II Scenario two: the application of the terms of service p. 112

III Relationship with the copyright regimes p. 116

Chapter 4 Influence of the technological features p. 137

I Technological features p. 138

II Scenario three: the influence of the technological features p. 150

III Relationship with the copyright regimes p. 153

Chapter 5 How the terms of service and technological features affect copyright's regulation of content-generative behaviours p. 165

I Perceptions and awareness of copyright laws p. 165

II Scenario four: regulation by copyright laws, the terms of service and technological features p. 177

III Regulation of content-generative behaviours by copyright laws p. 187

I Fairness from a user's perspective p. 200

II Why regulating social media matters p. 201

I Articles/Books/Reports p. 208

III Legislation p. 221

IV Treaties/Supranational materials p. 221

V Others p. 222.

ISBN:

1787351734

9781787351738

9781787351721

1787351726

OCLC:

1005122175