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Chokepoints: Global Private Regulation on the Internet
Natasha Tusikov
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Description for Chokepoints: Global Private Regulation on the Internet
Paperback. In January 2012, millions participated in the now-infamous "Internet blackout" against the Stop Online Piracy. Drawing on extensive interviews, the author details the emergence of a global regime in which large Internet firms act as regulators for powerful intellectual property owners, challenging fundamental notions of democratic accountability. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 Tables. BIC Classification: JPVH2; LNR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 293 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
In January 2012, millions participated in the now-infamous Internet blackout against the Stop Online Piracy Act, protesting the power it would have given intellectual property holders over the Internet. However, while SOPA's withdrawal was heralded as a victory for an open Internet, a small group of corporations, tacitly backed by the US and other governments, have implemented much of SOPA via a series of secret, handshake agreements. Drawing on extensive interviews, Natasha Tusikov details the emergence of a global regime in which large Internet firms act as regulators for powerful intellectual property owners, challenging fundamental notions of democratic ... Read more
In January 2012, millions participated in the now-infamous Internet blackout against the Stop Online Piracy Act, protesting the power it would have given intellectual property holders over the Internet. However, while SOPA's withdrawal was heralded as a victory for an open Internet, a small group of corporations, tacitly backed by the US and other governments, have implemented much of SOPA via a series of secret, handshake agreements. Drawing on extensive interviews, Natasha Tusikov details the emergence of a global regime in which large Internet firms act as regulators for powerful intellectual property owners, challenging fundamental notions of democratic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
441 g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520291225
SKU
V9780520291225
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About Natasha Tusikov
Natasha Tusikov is a visiting fellow with the School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) at the Australian National University, and a former strategic criminal intelligence analyst with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ottawa, Canada. She holds a PhD in sociology from the Australian National University.
Reviews for Chokepoints: Global Private Regulation on the Internet
A timely, necessary intervention. ... Chokepoints offers a compelling interrogation into regulatory systems that intersect with issues of state and private surveillance and the digital rights of users online.
(07/14/2018)
(07/14/2018)