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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785551703321

Autore

Bagwell Dana D. <1974->

Titolo

An open internet for all [[electronic resource] ] : free speech and network neutrality / / Dana D. Bagwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2012

ISBN

1-59332-604-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Collana

Law & society: recent scholarship

Disciplina

343.7309/944

Soggetti

Internet service providers - Law and legislation - United States

Freedom of speech - United States

Network neutrality - Law and legislation - United States

Internet - Law and legislation - United States

Telecommunication policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Legacy Regulation of Electronic Media; Chapter 3: The Early Years of the Broadband Debate; Chapter 4: The Network Neutrality Response; Chapter 5: Network Neutrality and Free Speech Theory; Chapter 6: Access to Information; Chapter 7: Analysis & Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Internet network neutrality is one of the most contested issues in communications law today. Those in opposition maintain that the rights of network owners are at stake. Supporters argue that the Internet's open architecture is at risk as are the rights of Internet users to freely publish and access information. Despite this connection to free speech, up to this point there has been little discussion about the First Amendment implications of network neutrality. Using the idea of a right of access to the media, Bagwell uncovers legal precedent that would give First Amendment support to network