This collection provides an overview of different legal aspects that technical communicators might encounter when creating materials or sharing information in international environments.

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