Full Description
The Internet has been integral to the globalization of a range of goods and production, from intellectual property and scientific research to political discourse and cultural symbols. Yet the ease with which it allows information to flow at a global level presents enormous regulatory challenges. Understanding if, when, and how the law should regulate online, international flows of information requires a firm grasp of past, present, and future patterns of information flow, and their political, economic, social, and cultural consequences.
In The Global Flow of Information, specialists from law, economics, public policy, international studies, and other disciplines probe the issues that lie at the intersection of globalization, law, and technology, and pay particular attention to the wider contextual question of Internet regulation in a globalized world. While individual essays examine everything from the pharmaceutical industry to television to "information warfare" against suspected enemies of the state, all contributors address the fundamental question of whether or not the flow of information across national borders can be controlled, and what role the law should play in regulating global information flows.
Contributors: Frederick M. Abbott, C. Edwin Baker, Jack M. Balkin, Dan L. Burk, Miguel Angel Centeno, Dorothy E. Denning, James Der Derian, Daniel W. Drezner, Jeremy M. Kaplan, Eddan Katz, Stanley N. Katz, Lawrence Liang, Eli Noam, John G. Palfrey, Jr., Victoria Reyes, and Ramesh Subramanian
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments 1 Perspectives on the Global Flow of Information Ramesh Subramanian and Eddan Katz 2 Mcdonald's, Wienerwald, and the Corner Deli Victoria Reyes and Miguel Angel CentenoI Culture 3 Internet TV and the Global Flow of Filmed Entertainment Eli Noam 4 Piracy, Creativity, and Infrastructure 5 Prospects for a Global Networked Cultural Heritage Stanley N. Katz 6 The Cultural Exception to Trade Laws C. Edwin BakerII. Politics and Law 7 weighing the Scales Daniel W. Drezner 8 Local Nets on a Global Network John G. Palfrey Jr. 9 Law as a Network Standard Dan L. BurkIII Science and Medicine 10 Emerging Market Pharmaceutical Supply Frederick M. AbbottIV War 11 The Flow of Information in Modern Warfare Jeremy M. Kaplan 12 Information Flow in War and Peace James Der DerianV Power 13 Power Over Information Flow Dorothy E. Denning 14 Information Power Jack M. Balkin About the Contributors Index
