Self-regulation and the Internet / by Monroe E. Price and Stefaan G. Verhulst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Price, Monroe E., 1938-

Contributor:

Verhulst, Stefaan (Stefaan G.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet--Law and legislation.

Internet.

Physical Description:

ii, 208 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

The Hague : Kluwer Law International ; Frederick, MD : Sold and distributed in North, Central and South America by Aspen Publishers, [2005]

Summary:

"Self-Regulation and the Internet examines how self-regulatory entities for content relate to other quasi-legal and state institutions, what powers are accorded to or seized by self-regulatory institutions, and how the use of self-regulation can contribute to the more effective and more efficient realization of both economic and societal goals."--Jacket.

Contents:

Ch. 1. The concept of self-regulation and the Internet

Ch. 2. Internet codes of conduct

Ch. 3. Internet filters and rating mechanisms as self-regulatory tools

Ch. 4. Shifting paradigms : reconsidering regulation of digital content

App. 1. Model code : a toolkit for planning

App. 2. Content filters on the Internet

App. 3. Council recommendation

App. 4. The "layer cake model."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9041123067

9789041123060

OCLC:

57170587