Regulating the Global Information Society (Paperback)

1. Introduction:Information and communications technologies, globalisation and regulation Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives 2. The Role of the Public Sphere in the Information Society 3. In Search of the Self: Charting the course of self-regulation on the Internet in a global environment 4. Will Electronic Commerce Change the Law?: Towards a regulatory perspective based on competition, information and learning skills Part 2: The Limits of Telecommunications Regulation 5. How Far Can Deregulation of Telecommunications Go? 6. Realising Social Goals in Connectivity and Content: The challenge of convergence 7. Commentary: When to regulate in the GIS? A public policy perspective 8. The Rise and Decline of the International Telecommunications Regime 9. After Seattle: Trade negotiations and the new economy Comment on Jonathon D. Aronson, `After Seattle: Trade negotiations and the new economy' Part 3: International Self-regulation and Standard Setting 10. Locating Internet Governance: Lessons from the standards process 11. Semi-private International Rulemaking: Lessons learned from the WIPO domain name process Part 4: Standard Setting and Competition Policy 12. Will the Internet Remake Antitrust Law? 13. The Problems of the Third Way: A Java case study Part 5: The Limits of Government Regulation 14. China's Impact on the Global Information Society 15. Freedom Versus Access Rights in a European Context 16. Pluralism, Guidance and the New Media 17. Five Challenges for Regulating the Global Information Society