Cyber Policy and Economics in an Internet Age
William H Lehr (Author), William H. Lehr (Editor), Lorenzo M. Pupillo (Editor)
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
1 online resource (IX, 274 pages 14 illustrations)
9781475735758, 9781475735772, 1475735758, 1475735774
1058751724
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1 Introduction
1. Living in an Internet Age
2 The Policy Challenge
2. The Three Digital Divides
3. Next Generation Internet: Where Technologies Converge and Policies Collide
4. Broadcasting Policy Hits the Internet
5. Globalization and the Internet Challenge
3 The Internet Governance Challenge
6. Names, Numbers, and Global Governance
7. Intellectual Property and the Information Economy
4 The Privacy Challenge
8. Protecting Privacy: The Canadian Experience
9. Economic Aspects of Personal Privacy
10. Cybercrimes v. Cyberliberties
5 The Economics Challenge
11. Implications of Electronic Commerce for Fiscal Policy
12. P2P, Digital Commodities, and the Governance of Commerce
13. Spectrum Allocation and the Internet
Editors and Contributors
Notes
References
English