Cyber Policy and Economics in an Internet Age (Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy Book 43)

Cyber Policy and Economics in an Internet Age is a collection of essays from some of the world's best-known experts on Internet public policy. It provides an accessible introduction to critical issues that policymakers, businesspeople, and the public will need to confront in coming years: universal access, appropriate content (pornography, free speech, cultural values), Internet broadcasting, intellectual property, Internet taxation, consumer protection, privacy, fair E-business competition, regulation of the Internet infrastructure, and more. This book is intended for the industry practitioner, analysts, and researchers. It would also be suitable for use in graduate and undergraduate courses, as well as by researchers. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Cyber Policy and Economics in an Internet Age....Pages 3-16 Front Matter....Pages 17-17 The Three Digital Divides....Pages 19-26 The Next Generation Internet: Where Technologies Converge and Policies Collide....Pages 27-41 Broadcasting Policy Hits the Internet....Pages 43-59 Globalization and the Internet Challenge....Pages 61-69 Front Matter....Pages 71-71 Names, Numbers, and Global Governance....Pages 73-94 Intellectual Property and the Information Economy....Pages 95-112 Front Matter....Pages 113-113 Protecting Privacy: The Canadian Experience....Pages 115-126 Economic Aspects of Personal Privacy....Pages 127-137 Cybercrimes v. Cyberliberties....Pages 139-154 Front Matter....Pages 155-155 Implications of Electronic Commerce for Fiscal Policy....Pages 157-167 P2P, Digital Commodities, and the Governance of Commerce....Pages 169-196 Spectrum Allocation and the Internet....Pages 197-218 Back Matter....Pages 219-274