Chokepoints

Global Private Regulation on the Internet

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology
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Author: Natasha Tusikov ISBN: 9780520965034
Publisher: University of California Press Publication: November 22, 2016
Imprint: University of California Press Language: English
Author: Natasha Tusikov
ISBN: 9780520965034
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication: November 22, 2016
Imprint: University of California Press
Language: English

In January 2012, millions participated in the now-infamous “Internet blackout” against the Stop Online Piracy Act, protesting the power it would have given intellectual property holders over the Internet. However, while SOPA’s withdrawal was heralded as a victory for an open Internet, a small group of corporations, tacitly backed by the US and other governments, have implemented much of SOPA via a series of secret, handshake agreements. Drawing on extensive interviews, Natasha Tusikov details the emergence of a global regime in which large Internet firms act as regulators for powerful intellectual property owners, challenging fundamental notions of democratic accountability. 

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In January 2012, millions participated in the now-infamous “Internet blackout” against the Stop Online Piracy Act, protesting the power it would have given intellectual property holders over the Internet. However, while SOPA’s withdrawal was heralded as a victory for an open Internet, a small group of corporations, tacitly backed by the US and other governments, have implemented much of SOPA via a series of secret, handshake agreements. Drawing on extensive interviews, Natasha Tusikov details the emergence of a global regime in which large Internet firms act as regulators for powerful intellectual property owners, challenging fundamental notions of democratic accountability. 

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