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New ethical issues related to the global information society have emerged. Extraterritoriality and legal ambiguity are consequences of the global information society and cyberspace. This discussion paper summarizes key ethical issues that need to be addressed in a charter for citizens of the global information society. For each issue, the main implications for citizens of nations and of cyberspace are discussed and statements of principle are developed. These principles, set out as a charter for citizens, are intended for use as: guidelines by law-makers and decision-makers in government and industry; an ethical framework for possible future international legislation; and as benchmarks for citizens and cybercitizens in assessing their rights and obligations in relation to the global information society and cyberspace.
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- World Intellectual Property Organization
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Cameron, J., Geiselhart, K. (1997). A charter for citizens of the global information society. In: Berleur, J., Whitehouse, D. (eds) An Ethical Global Information Society. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35327-2_2
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