The Global Flow of Information: Legal, Social, and Cultural Perspectives

by Ramesh Subramanian (Editor), Eddan Katz (Editor)

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814748961
Publisher:	New York University Press
Publication date:	08/01/2011
Series:	Ex Machina: Law, Technology, and Society , #5
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	268
Sales rank:	979,756
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Ramesh Subramanian is Gabriel Ferrucci Professor of Information Systems at Quinnipiac University and Visiting Fellow at the Information Society Project, Yale Law School. He is the editor of Computer Security, Privacy and Politics: Current Issues, Challenges and Solutions.
Eddan Katz is International Affairs Director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Before EFF, Eddan was the Executive Director of the Yale Information Society Project and Lecturer-in-Law at Yale Law School. He is co-editor of Cybercrime: Digital Cops in a Networked Environment.

Table of 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 

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Subramanian and Katz have gathered an all-star group, offering a sweep of visions for the future of the Internet and its impact on both global and regional culture. These essays are deep and thoughtful, and together they beautifully show us where the Internet can, and ought to, go.”

-Jonathan Zittrain,author of The Future of the Internet—And How to Stop It

“The Global Flow of Information is an outstanding and cohesive map of the dynamic transition to a globally networked society. Subramanian and Katz have brilliantly assembled clear, concise and insightful chapters that enduringly show remarkable interconnections between the internet’s power to change information flows and governance and the information flow’s power to change the internet and society. A must have, must read book.” -Joel R. Reidenberg,Director, Center on Law and Information Policy, Fordham University

“Global struggles over the control of information increasingly determine the extent of our political, economic and cultural freedom online. This important and thought-provoking collection offers a much needed conceptual framework for understanding the linkages between globalization, Internet governance, and power in modern society.”

-Dr. Laura DeNardis,author of Protocol Politics: the Globalization of Internet Governance

Editorial Reviews

"Global struggles over the control of information increasingly determine the extent of our political, economic and cultural freedom online. This important and thought-provoking collection offers a much needed conceptual framework for understanding the linkages between globalization, Internet governance, and power in modern society."

Dr. Laura DeNardis

"Subramanian and Katz have gathered an all-star group, offering a sweep of visions for the future of the Internet and its impact on both global and regional culture. These essays are deep and thoughtful, and together they beautifully show us where the Internet can, and ought to, go."

Jonathan Zittrain

"The Global Flow of Information is an outstanding and cohesive map of the dynamic transition to a globally networked society. Subramanian and Katz have brilliantly assembled clear, concise and insightful chapters that enduringly show remarkable interconnections between the internets power to change information flows and governance and the information flows power to change the internet and society. A must have, must read book."

Joel R. Reidenberg

The Global Flow of Information is an outstanding and cohesive map of the dynamic transition to a globally networked society. Subramanian and Katz have brilliantly assembled clear, concise and insightful chapters that enduringly show remarkable interconnections between the internet’s power to change information flows and governance and the information flow’s power to change the internet and society. A must have, must read book.” -Joel R. Reidenberg,Director, Center on Law and Information Policy, Fordham University

“Subramanian and Katz have gathered an all-star group, offering a sweep of visions for the future of the Internet and its impact on both global and regional culture. These essays are deep and thoughtful, and together they beautifully show us where the Internet can, and ought to, go.”

-Jonathan Zittrain,author of The Future of the Internet—And How to Stop It

“Global struggles over the control of information increasingly determine the extent of our political, economic and cultural freedom online. This important and thought-provoking collection offers a much needed conceptual framework for understanding the linkages between globalization, Internet governance, and power in modern society.”

-Dr. Laura DeNardis,author of Protocol Politics: the Globalization of Internet Governance

From the Publisher