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| A '''sysop''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|s|ɒ|p}}; an abbreviation of '''sys'''tem '''op'''erator) is an administrator of a multi-user computer system, such as a ] (BBS) or an ] ].<ref name="netlingo">Jansen, E. & James,V. (2002). NetLingo: the Internet dictionary. Netlingo Inc., Oxnard, CA</ref> It may also be used to refer to administrators of other ]-based ] services.<ref name="solaris">Rhodes, D. & Butler, D. (2002). Solaris Operating Environment Boot Camp. Prentice Hall Professional.</ref> | |||
| '''Co-sysops''' are users who may be granted certain admin privileges on a BBS. Generally, they help validate users and monitor discussion ]. Some serve as file clerks, reviewing, describing, and publishing newly uploaded files into appropriate ] directories.<ref name="hacking">Gupta, A. (2004). Hacking In The Computer World. Mittal Publications.</ref> | |||
| Historically, the term ''system operator'' applied to operators of any computer system, especially a ]. In general, a sysop is a person who oversees the operation of a server, typically in a large computer system. Usage of the term became popular in the late 1980s and 1990s, originally in reference to BBS operators.<ref name="netlingo" /> A person with equivalent functions on a ] or ] is typically called a ''sysadmin'', short for ].<ref name="solaris" /> | |||
| Because such duties were often shared with that of the sysadmin prior to the advent of the ], the term ''sysop'' is often used more generally to refer to an administrator or ], such as a ]. Hence, the term ''sysadmin'' is technically used to distinguish the professional position of a network operator.<ref name="cyberspacelaw">Cavazos, E.A. Cyberspace and the Law: Your Rights and Duties in the On-line World. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA</ref> | |||
| ==Sysop prerogative== | ==Sysop prerogative== | ||
| Sysop prerogative is a legal concept used to understand which powers belong to a systems operator and which do not. It states that a sysop has the prerogative to make any rules they choose providing they have not given the right to do so by contract and that legislation in the country they are in permits and does not prohibit the rule they want to make.<ref name="allswell">Bishop, J. (2011). "All’s WELL that ends WELL: A comparative analysis of the Constitutional and Administrative Frameworks of Cyberspace and the United Kingdom". In: A. Dudley-Sponaugle & J. Braman (Eds). ''Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices''. IGI Global: New York, NY.</ref><ref name="artoftrolling">Bishop, J. (2013). The Art of Trolling Law Enforcement: A Review and Model for implementing ‘flame trolling’ legislation enacted in Great Britain (1981-2012), International Review of Law, Computers and Technology 27(3), 301-318.</ref><ref name="mumsthewordpress">Bishop, J. (2011). Mum’s the WordPress: A Comparative Analysis of Political and Mommy Bloggers. In Hamid R. Arabnia; Victor A. Clincy & Ashu M. G. Solo (Eds.) Proceedings of The 2011 Internet Conference on Internet Computing (ICOMP’2011). July 18–21, 2011. Las Vegas Nevada, USA.</ref> Under sysop prerogative, if a term in the website's rules says that the copyright in the posted content belongs to the poster, then the systems operator cannot then make it their copyright without the user agreeing first, under ].<ref name="allswell" /><ref name="artoftrolling" /><ref name="mumsthewordpress" /> | Sysop prerogative is a legal concept used to understand which powers belong to a systems operator and which do not. It states that a sysop has the prerogative to make any rules they choose providing they have not given the right to do so by contract and that legislation in the country they are in permits and does not prohibit the rule they want to make.<ref name="allswell">Bishop, J. (2011). "All’s WELL that ends WELL: A comparative analysis of the Constitutional and Administrative Frameworks of Cyberspace and the United Kingdom". In: A. Dudley-Sponaugle & J. Braman (Eds). ''Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices''. IGI Global: New York, NY.</ref><ref name="artoftrolling">Bishop, J. (2013). The Art of Trolling Law Enforcement: A Review and Model for implementing ‘flame trolling’ legislation enacted in Great Britain (1981-2012), International Review of Law, Computers and Technology 27(3), 301-318.</ref><ref name="mumsthewordpress">Bishop, J. (2011). Mum’s the WordPress: A Comparative Analysis of Political and Mommy Bloggers. In Hamid R. Arabnia; Victor A. Clincy & Ashu M. G. Solo (Eds.) Proceedings of The 2011 Internet Conference on Internet Computing (ICOMP’2011). July 18–21, 2011. Las Vegas Nevada, USA.</ref> Under sysop prerogative, if a term in the website's rules says that the copyright in the posted content belongs to the poster, then the systems operator cannot then make it their copyright without the user agreeing first, under ].<ref name="allswell" /><ref name="artoftrolling" /><ref name="mumsthewordpress" /> | ||
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Sysop prerogative
Sysop prerogative is a legal concept used to understand which powers belong to a systems operator and which do not. It states that a sysop has the prerogative to make any rules they choose providing they have not given the right to do so by contract and that legislation in the country they are in permits and does not prohibit the rule they want to make. Under sysop prerogative, if a term in the website's rules says that the copyright in the posted content belongs to the poster, then the systems operator cannot then make it their copyright without the user agreeing first, under contract law.
See also
References
- ^ Bishop, J. (2011). "All’s WELL that ends WELL: A comparative analysis of the Constitutional and Administrative Frameworks of Cyberspace and the United Kingdom". In: A. Dudley-Sponaugle & J. Braman (Eds). Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices. IGI Global: New York, NY.
- ^ Bishop, J. (2013). The Art of Trolling Law Enforcement: A Review and Model for implementing ‘flame trolling’ legislation enacted in Great Britain (1981-2012), International Review of Law, Computers and Technology 27(3), 301-318.
- ^ Bishop, J. (2011). Mum’s the WordPress: A Comparative Analysis of Political and Mommy Bloggers. In Hamid R. Arabnia; Victor A. Clincy & Ashu M. G. Solo (Eds.) Proceedings of The 2011 Internet Conference on Internet Computing (ICOMP’2011). July 18–21, 2011. Las Vegas Nevada, USA.