Legal Issues in Global Contexts: Perspectives on Technical Communication in an International Age -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword: Considering Legal Issues in Global Contexts -- Introduction: Legal Issues in Global Contexts: Examining Friction Points on the Flat Earth -- PART I: CHALLENGES AND CONSIDERATIONS -- CHAPTER 1. Hiding Behind a Password: Are Online Classes as Private as We Think? -- CHAPTER 2. The Power of Slogans: The Rhetoric of Network Neutrality. -- CHAPTER 3. The Rules of the Game: Real Legal and Economic Implications of Second Life -- CHAPTER 4. Dimensions and Policies of Metrication and Communication -- PART II: LANGUAGE AND ACCESS -- CHAPTER 5. Legal Literacy for Multilingual Technical Communication Projects -- CHAPTER 6. Adapting to the Changing Legal Context: How Executive Order 13166 is Shaping Translation and Localization in Health Care -- CHAPTER 7. Usable DRM: Sailing the Pirate's Seas for Legal Entertainment -- PART III: OWNERSHIP AND AUTHORSHIP -- CHAPTER 8. Workplace Realities versus Romantic Views of Authorship: Intellectual Property Issues, Globalization, and Technical Communication. -- CHAPTER 9. Software Patent Law in Global Contexts: A Primer for Technical Writing Specialists -- CHAPTER 10. Orphan Works and the Global Interplay of Democracy, Copyright, and Access -- Afterword: Global Challenges and the Value of Heuristics -- Contributors -- Index -- Back Cover.