Chokepoints: Global Private Regulation on the Internet

By Natasha Tusikov

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520291220
• ISBN13: 9780520291225
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"