| Chokepoints: Global Private Regulation on the Internet Contributor(s): Tusikov, Natasha (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520291220 ISBN-13: 9780520291225 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Law | Computer & Internet - Law | Intellectual Property - General |
| Dewey: 384.33 |
| LCCN: 2016023978 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (1.02 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Topical - Internet |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |