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Who controls the Internet? : illusions of a borderless world /

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In this provocative book, Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu tell the fascinating story of the Internet's challenge to governmental rule in the 1990s, and the ensuing battles with governments around the world. It's a book about the fate of one idea - that the Internet might liberate us forever from...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Goldsmith, Jack L. (Author), Wu, Tim (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Internet > Social aspects.
Internet > Government policy.
Internet > Law and legislation.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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 law
  • Conclusion : globalization meets governmental coercion.