Shaping Internet Governance: Regulatory Challenges

• Main Author: Weber, Rolf H. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Law.; Computers.; Law and legislation.; Commercial law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Intellectual property > Law and legislation.; Commercial Law.; Legal Aspects of Computing.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; International IT and Media Law, Intellectual Property Law.

The information society is a key issue in everyday life and a phenomenon enc- passing social, cultural, economic, and legal facettes. Currently, an information society’s legal framework is gradually crystallizing under the newly introduced term of “Internet governance”. During the last few years, in...