Legal Challenges of Social Media

Edited by David Mangan, Department of Law, Maynooth University, Republic of Ireland and Lorna E. Gillies, Edinburgh Napier University, UK

• Contents:ForewordSir Edward Garnier QC1. Introduction David Mangan and Lorna E. GilliesA. Social media and the law2. Mapping the rule of law for the internetAndrew D. MurrayB Public order in a virtual space3. Crime and communication: do legal controls leave enough space for freedom of expressionJacob Rowbottom4. Press regulation in a converging environmentIan Walden5. Contempt of court and new mediaDaithí Mac Síthigh 6. Social media: it is not just about Article 10 Lorna WoodsC Private law responses to social media7. What is a joke? Mapping the path of a speech complaint on social networks Emily B. Laidlaw8. Social media, sporting figures and the regulation of moralityRobin D. Barnes and Paul Wragg9. Post-mortem social media: law and Facebook after deathEdina Harbinja10. Social media in the workplaceDavid Mangan 11. An unwholesome layer cake: intermediary liability in English defamation and data protection lawAndrew Scott D Cross border regulation of virtual space12. Getting the balance right: human rights in residual jurisdiction rules of English courts for cross-border torts via social mediaLorna E. Gillies13. Choice of law in defamation and the regulation of free speech on social media: nineteenth century law meets twenty-first century problems Alex MillsIndex

'In the early years of the World Wide Web, legal scholars predicted that much of the conventional wisdom on information policy would be challenged by full, democratic access to mass distribution and publication. This terrific collection of essays breathes new life into the middle-aged problems of ''cheap speech''. Each contribution elegantly serves up big, foundational problems in the law through focused examination of specific topics, such as how social media has driven up the use of harassment laws and contempt of court orders, or how private intermediaries decide what a ''joke'' is. This collection will be both educational and a sheer joy to read for anybody with a serious or casual interest in communications law.'