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Networks, complexity and internet regulation : scale-free law
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guadamuz, Andrés, Author.
- Guadamuz, Andrâes, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Internet--Law and legislation.
- Internet.
- Computer networks--Law and legislation.
- Computer networks.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 254 p.) : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Complexity theory as a subject has gained increasing prominence across numerous disciplines including physics, biology, sociology and economics. Large interconnected systems such as the Internet display a number of inherent architectural characteristics deeming them well-suited to the study of complex dynamic networks. This important book uses various network science-based tools to explore the contentious issue of Internet regulation.
- Contents:
- ch. 1. Introduction
- ch. 2. The science of complex networks
- ch. 3. Complexity and the law
- ch. 4. Internet architecture and regulation
- ch. 5. Copyright networks
- ch. 6. Peer-production networks
- ch. 7. Cybercrime and networks
- ch. 8. Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-250) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-78100-450-1
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