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Cyberlaw and Digital Property: Cases and Materials, Sixth Edition, by Eric C. Chaffee and Raymond S. R. Ku, provides comprehensive coverage of Internet law, digital rights, online speech, privacy, and emerging technologies. 

Cyberlaw and Digital Property offers a sophisticated examination of how law governs the creation, dissemination, and acquisition of information in our interconnected digital world. This thoroughly revised Sixth Edition addresses the most pressing contemporary issues at the intersection of technology and law, from platform content moderation and government surveillance to cryptocurrency regulation and private ordering online. The casebook's unique organizational framework moves beyond treating cyberlaw as merely "law applied to the Internet," instead examining how digital technologies fundamentally challenge traditional legal categories and require rethinking core principles of property, speech, privacy, and sovereignty. Through carefully curated cases, regulatory materials, scholarly articles, and practical problems, the book prepares students to navigate the constantly evolving landscape where technology, commerce, and civil liberties converge. 

New to the Sixth Edition: 

• Major Supreme Court decisions on social media and platforms: 
  • Moody v. NetChoice, LLC on content moderation and First Amendment rights 
  • Lindke v. Freed on government officials' social media accounts 
• Expanded First Amendment coverage including: 
  • TikTok v. Garland addressing national security and platform regulation 
  • Murthy v. Missouri on government influence over content moderation 
  • Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton on age verification requirements 
• Enhanced Section 230 and intermediary liability coverage: 
  • Twitter v. Taamneh examining platform liability for user content 
  • Gonzalez v. Google LLC challenging immunity for algorithmic recommendations 
• New comprehensive section on Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets: 
  • United States v. Faiella on regulatory framework 
  • CFTC v. McDonnell on commodities jurisdiction 
  • SEC Report on The DAO addressing securities regulation 
• Updated copyright materials: 
  • Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith on transformative fair use 
  • Google LLC v. Oracle America on software copyright 
• New network access materials: 
  • VanBuren v. United States on Computer Fraud and Abuse Act 
• Augmented private ordering chapter including: 
  • Register.com, Inc. v. Verio, Inc. on defining contract terms 
  • North Texas Preventive Imaging L.L.C. v. Eisenberg examining technological enforcement mechanisms 
• Streamlined organization condensing historical materials while expanding contemporary issues 

Professors and students will benefit from: 

• Problem-based learning that develops practical lawyering skills 
• Flexible, logical organization that elucidates competing theoretical frameworks 
• Coverage of current law and policy concerns driving future legal regulation 
• An interdisciplinary approach that questions traditional legal categories 
• Balanced presentation of multiple viewpoints on contested issues