Chokepoints : global private regulation on the Internet / Natasha Tusikov.

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Tusikov, Natasha, 1974- [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
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  • Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
  • ©2016
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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."--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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  • 9780520965034 ((electronic bk.))
  • 0520965035 ((electronic bk.))
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2016025096
OCLC
950902107
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