Who controls the Internet? illusions of a borderless world
Examining issues from e-commerce to privacy and pornography, intellectual property rights, and cybercrime, 'Who Controls the Internet' demonstrates that individual governments, rather than private or global bodies will play the dominant role in regulation
Specialized.
1 online resource (239 p.)
9780199839667, 9781280532474, 9780198034803, 9781429404044, 0199839662, 1280532475, 0198034806, 1429404043
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Introduction: Yahoo!
Visions of a post-territorial order
The god of the Internet
Why geography matters
How governments rule the Net
China
The filesharing movement
Virtues and vices of government control
Consequences of borders
Global laws
Conclusion: Globalization meets governmental coercion
Previously issued in print: 2006
English