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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bagwell, Dana D., 1974-

Series:

Law and society (New York, N.Y.)

Law & society: recent scholarship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet service providers--Law and legislation--United States.

Internet service providers.

Freedom of speech--United States.

Freedom of speech.

Network neutrality--Law and legislation--United States.

Network neutrality.

Internet--Law and legislation--United States.

Internet.

Telecommunication policy--United States.

Telecommunication policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781593326043

1593326041

OCLC:

818818809