Cyber Policy and Economics in an Internet AgeWilliam H. Lehr, Lorenzo Pupillo Springer Science & Business Media, 2013 M06 29 - 274 pages Cyber Policy and Economics in an Internet Age is a collection of essays from some of the world's best-known experts on Internet public policy. It provides an accessible introduction to critical issues that policymakers, businesspeople, and the public will need to confront in coming years: universal access, appropriate content (pornography, free speech, cultural values), Internet broadcasting, intellectual property, Internet taxation, consumer protection, privacy, fair E-business competition, regulation of the Internet infrastructure, and more. This book is intended for the industry practitioner, analysts, and researchers. It would also be suitable for use in graduate and undergraduate courses, as well as by researchers. |
Contents
| 1 | |
The Policy Challenge | 17 |
Where Technologies | 27 |
Broadcasting Policy Hits the Internet | 43 |
Globalization and the Internet Challenge 61 | 60 |
The Internet Governance Challenge | 71 |
Intellectual Property and the Information Economy | 95 |
The Canadian Experience | 115 |
Cybercrimes v Cyberliberties 139 | 138 |
The Economics Challenge | 155 |
P2P Digital Commodities and | 168 |
Spectrum Allocation and the Internet | 197 |
Editors and Contributors | 219 |
Notes | 229 |
| 253 | |
Economic Aspects of Personal Privacy | 127 |
Other editions - View all
Cyber Policy and Economics in an Internet Age William H. Lehr,Lorenzo M. Pupillo No preview available - 2002 |
Cyber Policy and Economics in an Internet Age William H. Lehr,Lorenzo Pupillo No preview available - 2013 |
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