Regulating Cyberspace

The Policies and Technologies of Control

Richard A. Spinello

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English

Greenwood Press
30 June 2002

Society & Social Sciences; Ethical & social aspects of computing; Internet guides & online services

This visionary book presents an interdisciplinary and cogent approach to the issue of Internet governance and control. By examining five critical areas in which the tension between freedom and control is most palpable—fair competition and open access, free expression, intellectual property, privacy rights, and security—Spinello guides the reader on a tour of the emerging body of law and public policy that has attempted to control the anarchy of cyberspace. In so doing, he defends the credo of Internet self-regulation, asserting that the same powerful and flexible architectures that created the Internet as we know it today can be relied upon to aid the private sector in arriving at a workable, decentralized regulatory regime. Except in certain circumstances that require government involvement, self-regulation is not only viable but is a highly preferred alternative to the forced uniformity that centralized structures tend to impose.

Beginning with an exploration of the Internet's most important values, including universality, free expression, and open access, as well as its promise as a democratizing force, Spinello considers how we can most effectively preserve those values and fulfill that promise while curtailing the social harms that vex Internet users. How do we arrive at the right mixture of technology and policy so that the Internet does not lose its promise as a liberating technology? In examining this question, Spinello evaluates such architectures of control as filters and rights management protocols, which attempt to keep out unwanted information and protect intellectual property, respectively. He explores how these and other technologies can be designed and used responsibly so that online social order can be sustained with a minimal amount of government intervention.

By: Richard A. Spinello
Imprint: Greenwood Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 545g
ISBN: 9781567204452
ISBN 10: 1567204457
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 30 June 2002
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Global Connectivity and Access Creating and Regulating the Internet Decentralizing Regulation Electronic Commerce and the Network Economy Competition and Antitrust in Cyberspace Freedom of Expression and Content Controls Intellectual Property Wars and Knowledge Monopolies Privacy Rights and the Internet Cybercrimes, Encryption, and Government Surveillance Epilogue

Reviews for Regulating Cyberspace: The Policies and Technologies of Control

"?Spinello closely examines Internet regulation, focusing on five key areas: fair competition and open access, free expression, intellectual property, privacy rights, and security. He takes an in-depth look at the debate in each of these areas, sorting through and clearly articulating the multitude of issues....this book is an excellent, comprehensive resource providing valuable insight. General readers; lower-division undergraduates; professionals.?-Choice ""Spinello closely examines Internet regulation, focusing on five key areas: fair competition and open access, free expression, intellectual property, privacy rights, and security. He takes an in-depth look at the debate in each of these areas, sorting through and clearly articulating the multitude of issues....this book is an excellent, comprehensive resource providing valuable insight. General readers; lower-division undergraduates; professionals.""-Choice"