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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910958369503321
• Autore: Bagwell Dana D. <1974->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2012
• ISBN: 9781593326043; 1593326041
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• 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