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Zusatztext This remarkably clear, careful, and detailed book provides a world-class analysis of the web of contracts which form the musculoskeletal system of the Internet. Among this books virtues is a state-of-the-art account of the agreements that constitute and surround ICANNessential reading for those who wish to understand and perhaps enforce them. More importantly, while drawing on the law of many countries this book shows us how Internet-related private and public law intermingle to shape Internet governance as we know it. Informationen zum Autor Dr Lee Andrew Bygrave is Professor in the Norwegian Research Centre for Computers and Law within the Department of Private Law at the University of Oslo. He has extensive experience advising on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) regulatory policy for many institutions, including the EU Commission and the UK House of Lords Constitution Committee. He has published extensively within the field of privacy/data protection law and is also the author of Data Privacy Law (OUP, 2014). Klappentext Written by an expert in the field of privacy, internet governance and data protection law, this authoritative and topical book examines the question of governance of the internet in relation to contract. The author considers how and why this situation has arisen, and whether it is desirable. Zusammenfassung Written by an expert in the field of privacy, internet governance and data protection law, this authoritative and topical book examines the question of governance of the internet in relation to contract. The author considers how and why this situation has arisen, and whether it is desirable. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Definitions and Parametes 3: The Predilection for Contract 4: The ICANN-Based Contractual Web 5: Lex Facebook 6: Contractual Freedom and Statute 7: Utility and Legitimacy Issues 8: Conclusions
