Pager, A. Sean; Candeub, Adam --- "Transnational Culture in the Internet Age" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012) [2012] ELECD 683

Editor(s): Pager, A. Sean; Candeub, Adam

Title: Transnational Culture in the Internet Age

Series: Elgar Law, Technology and Society series

Topics: Technology and ICT; Intellectual Property Law; International Economic Law, Trade Law; Internet and Technology Law; Public Policy

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 30 July 2012

Number of pages: 448

ISBN (hard cover): 9780857931337

EISBN: 9780857931344

Abstract/Description:

Digital technology has transformed global culture, connecting and empowering users on a hitherto unknown scale. Existing paradigms from intellectual property rights to cultural diversity and telecommunications regulation seem increasingly obsolete, confounding policymakers and provoking wide-ranging debate. Transnational Culture in the Internet Age draws on a range of disciplines to examine new approaches to regulating communications and cultural production.

The insightful contributions shed new light on insufficiently examined issues and highlight connections that cut across the many different domains in which such regulations operate. Building upon the framework presented by David Post – one of the first and most prominent scholars of cyber law and a contributor to this volume – the authors address the implications and economics of the Internet’s astronomical scale, jurisdiction and enforcement of the web as it relates to topics including libel tourism and threats to free speech, and the power of global communication to dissolve and recreate identities.

Ideal for students and scholars of innovation, technology, cyber law and communication, Transnational Culture in the Internet Age will be a valuable addition to any library.