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A short summary of this paper. Code and other laws of cyberspace. While similar texts do exist, none focus exclusively on IGOs and narrate the wealth of their publications and resources. Hajnal includes a chapter on IGOs and numerous IGO related entries in the index, but this was published in and is not organized as an easy to navigate reference work. Congressional Quarterly publishes the annual International Information Directory and covers the universe of international organizations but only gives the name, address, URL and a brief description of the organizations.

So we look to the Web. The information systems section of the text will remain infinitely useful. Suzanne L. In fact, it might be a better mental exercise to try and decide what has not been said about the Internet. Indeed, the best of recent analyses of the Internet do not break any new ground, rather they offer exceptional blends of social commentary and political critique that place this technology within its proper context in terms of history and other social developments.

His criticism of current political and legal discussion of the Internet points out that many miss the essential interdependability of the older social architecture and the more recent technical network.

Lessig is at his best when he discusses both the protection of intellectual property and free speech. To his way of thinking, the difficulties the Internet creates for both these contentious issues are technical, not social or political. It's a cherished belief of techies and net denizens everywhere that cyberspace is fundamentally impossible to regulate.

Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig warns that, if we're not careful we'll wake up one day to discover that the character of cyberspace has changed from under us.

Cyberspace will no longer be a world of relative freedom; instead it will be a world of perfect control where our identities, actions, and… Expand.

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He criticized the concepts that hold that cyberspace is by … Expand. Abstract:Winning wars in cyberspace might sound easy: the click of a mouse or the press of the enter key on a keyboard. Yet, the web of networks that constitutes cyberspace is imbued with challenges. Netizenship, security and freedom.

We [Cyberspace] must declare our virtual selves immune to your sovereignty … We will spread ourselves across the planet so that no-one can arrest our thoughts… May it be more humane and fair than the … Expand.

View 2 excerpts, cites background. The Law of Electronic Commerce: The rule of cyberspace. This chapter examines and contemplates law and culture in cyberspace.