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overview
Much of the activity on the internet takes
place across national or other borders, ie involves different legal
jurisdictions. Cyberspace is not a law-free zone and the arrangements
for its regulation have precedents in national and international
law.
This
guide identifies fundamental regulatory issues at the
global and national levels. It considers the role of
government and discusses regulatory mechanisms, including
international agreements and private arbitration. It
offers a map of bodies such as the WTO, WIPO and NOIE,
GILC and HIIP.
contents
issues - explores the
nature of law in cyberspace and identifies particular challenges
jurisdictions
- the debate about jurisdictions in cyberspace and some of
the mechanisms
crimes - the shape of
crime and enforcement in a borderless world, and implications for
Australians
government - national, international and
paragovernmental regulatory and policy mechanisms
resources - academic and advocacy groups and
projects concerned with the governance of cyberspace
Other guides on this site offer more detailed analysis and suggestions for reading about
the 'Digital Age' - the information economy, marketing, retailing,
online communication, intellectual property, communities, the digital divides and other issues.
new and noteworthy
Last month US online regulatory guru (or gadfly)
Michael Froomkin has launched a stinging attack
on the ICANN Board, calling for the incumbents to resign following the
election earlier this year and proposed changes to the organisation's
constitution after its meeting in Yokohama during July,
close on the annual conference of the Internet Society.
Criticism
of ICANN continues from sources as diverse as the newly-established
Internet Democracy Project (IDP) and the US government's General Accounting
Office, which recently issued a critical report.
The European Commission has announced a
package
of Legislative Proposals for a new Regulatory Framework for
Electronic Communications, with directives on telecommunications
privacy, access and interconnection among others.
A controversial report
from the American Bar Association's major cyberspace law project
has called for a global commission to set international rules regarding
banking, consumer protection, privacy, taxation, gambling and other
online activities.
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