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1、TheInternetisgoodatshame.【TherearecountlessWebsiteswherepeoplecanpostnastyrantsaboutex-loversandrudecustomersor,worse,pushfragileteensovertheedge,asintherecentcaseofaMissourigirldriventosuicidebyonlinebullying】.Nowanewsiteaimedatcollegestudentsisraisingquestionsaboutthele
2、galityofonlinerumormills.【JuicyCampus.comisarapidlygrowinggossipsitethatsolicitscontentwiththepromiseofanonymity.Butwhatbeganasfunandgames—andnowhasspinoffsonsevencollegecampuses,includingDukeUniversity,whereitbegan—hasturneduglyand,inmanycases,flatlydefamatory】.Thepostsh
3、avedevolvedfrominnocuoustalesofsecretcrushestoracisttiradesandluridfinger-pointingaboutdruguseandsex,oftenwiththeallegedculpritidentifiedbyfirstandlastname.Inonepost,anamelessLoyolaMarymountUniversitystudentaskswhysomanyAfrican-AmericansandLatinosareenrolledattheschool:"I
4、thoughtthehightuitionwassupposedtokeeptheundesirablesOUT?"【It'sgottentothepoint,saysDanBelzer,aDukeseniorwhohaswrittenaboutthesiteforhisschool'snewspaper,where"anyonewithagrudgecanmaliciouslyattackdefenselessstudents."】【Andgetawaywithit,too.JuicyCampus—whoseDuke-graduatef
5、ounder,MattIvestor,declinedtocommentforthisstory—isn'tsponsoredbytheschoolsitcovers,soadministratorscan'tregulateit.】Neitherdoesthelaw.SuchsitesareprotectedbyafederallawthatimmunizesWebhostsfromliabilityforthemusingsoftheirusers—aslongasthehoststhemselvesdon'tmodifyconten
6、t.(Andfirmlyestablishingtheidentityofanindividualposterwouldbenexttoimpossible.)TherationaleistoprotectbigcompanieslikeAOLfromtheactionsofeachandeveryuser.Butasaconsequence,itmeansvictimsofadamagedrephavelittlelegalrecourse."Courtstendtohaveantiquatedunderstandingsofpriva
7、cy,"saysDanielSolove,anexpertincyberlawandtheauthorof"TheFutureofReputation.""Untilthatchanges,we'regoingtoseethiskeephappening."【Atpresent,there'sonlyonesurewaytoreininasitelikeJuicyCampus:persuadeeveryonetostopusingit.Butyoudon'tneedacollegedegreetofigureoutthatwon'thap
8、pen.】PartIVTranslation(30minutes,15points) Direction:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentransl