Internet Governance by Contract

by Lee A. Bygrave

Overview

This book presents a transnational and transsystemic perspective on the role of contract in Internet Governance, and considers parameters for assessing the utility and legitimacy of contracts in this context.

Bygrave presents definitions and parameters of internet governance and the role of contract alongside examples of how these are used in the ever-changing internet world. He examines topical and well-known mediums such as Facebook in relation to their policies and online parameters.

Taking into account legal developments across jurisdictions and within both common law and civil law systems, Bygrave explores the idea of the contract as the principal means of governing the virtual world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199687343
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/08/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Lee A. Bygrave, Associate Professor, Norwegian Research Centre for Computers and Law, University of Oslo

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).

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Definitions and Parametes3. The Predilection for Contract4. The ICANN-Based Contractual Web5. Lex Facebook6. Contractual Freedom and Statute7. Utility and Legitimacy Issues8. Conclusions