Borders in Cyberspace: Information Policy and the Global Information Infrastructure
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The international nature of the Internet often conflicts with national differences in law, social values, and public policy. Within national boundaries, local ordinances add another layer of discord. And many governments have been caught off-guard by the Net's explosive growth. Some concern and confusion can be attributed to laws developed for earlier forms of media and business transactions. The contributors to this collection of essays wrestle with the emerging questions posed by a medium that defies national boundaries in ways previously unknown and woefully unexpected. Among the issues covered are intellectual property, commerce, security, privacy, and censorship.
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Today millions of technologically empowered individuals are able to participate freely in international transactions and enterprises, social and economic. These activities are governed by national and local laws designed for simpler times and now challenged by a new technological and market environment as well as by the practicalities and politics of enforcement across national boundaries.
Borders in Cyberspace investigates issues arising from national differences in law, public policy, and social and cultural values as these differences are reformulated in the emerging global information infrastructure. The contributions include detailed analyses of some of the most visible issues, including intellectual property, security, privacy, and censorship.
Borders in Cyberspace: Information Policy and the Global Information Infrastructure
Borders in Cyberspace: Information Policy and the Global Information Infrastructure,Brian Kahin,Charles Nesson,The MIT Press,0262611260,Data protection,General,Information Storage & Retrieval,Law and legislation,Online information services,Political Science,Politics/International Relations,Privacy, Right of,Science,Transborder data flow,Communication Studies,Electronic mail (email),POLITICS & GOVERNMENT,Political Science / General
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