Research Handbook on Governance of the Internet, Hardcover by Brown, Ian (EDT...

Research Handbook on Governance of the Internet, Hardcover by Brown, Ian (EDT), ISBN 1849805024, ISBN-13 9781849805025, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UKBrown (U. of Oxford, England) presents 18 chapters that analyze various issues in Internet governance. The first nine chapters examine institutions and networks of governance and include discussions of the roots of Internet governance, ICANN and the domain name system after its issuance of the "Affirmation of Commitments," Internet addressing, lessons for information governance from the Googls experience, the legitimacy and accountability of the Internet's governing institutions, network neutrality and network management regulation, policy and regulatory requirements for a future Internet, contract versus statute in Internet governance, and the contributions of technical activism to Internet governance. A second section addresses issues of human rights and fundamental freedoms on the Internet, including such specific topics as data protection; policy laundering and modern international policy dynamics; child abuse images and content blocking systems; privacy, law, code, and social networking sites; a possible Internet bill of rights; and human rights, competition law, and access to essential technologies. The final three papers are presented under the heading of "networked control" and discuss contract, identity, and the future of Internet governance; incentives for Internet security; and network neutrality. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()