TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO

INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF THE INTERNET

 

By: Daniel Saban & Panteha Ebrahimi

This website discusses the problems and solutions of Internet regulation in the international arena. As you visit the different links below, you will understand that any regulation concerning the Internet must not be too inhibiting, but it must add certainty in transactions for Internet users. Additionally, we will argue that while technological solutions offer the best prospects of global harmonization for the Internet, international regulations must be implemented until those solutions are fully effective.

I. INTRODUCTION

A. THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE

B. IMPACT OF NATIONAL LAWS

II. SURVEY OF LEGAL ISSUES

A. CONTENT REGULATION

1. PLATFORM FOR INTERNET CONTENT SELECTION

2. LEGISLATING CONTENT REGULATION

B. SELECT TOPICS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

1. DOMAIN NAMES AS TRADEMARKS

2. LINKING

C. PROTECTION OF PRIVACY

1. ENCRYPTION

2. NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS

D. ENFORCING JURISDICTION

III. CONCLUSION

IV. SITES

For more information on the international regulation of the Internet, look at the following sites:

1. http://www.wipo.org/eng/newindex/index.htm

2. http://www.usia.gov/

3. http://www.un.org/

4. http://info.isoc.org/index.html

5. http://www.iab.org/iab/

6. http://www.iana.org/

7. http://www.irtf.org/irtf/

 

 

 

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