TY  - GEN
AB  - The book is concerned with the following issues: (i) what is the role of contract in governance of the Internet; (ii) why does contract play that role; and (iii) what is its utility and legitimacy in doing so? In casting light on these issues, the book also describes the general role played by statute in Internet governance along with the reasons for that role. The book shows that contract is often preferred over statute because it enables flexible micro-management of the digital environment more easily than statute does. However, the book also shows that the relative roles played by each type of instrument are fluid and that statute is assuming an increasingly salient position in particular contexts. At the same time, the book queries some of the assumptions commonly made about the utility and legitimacy of contract. In particular, it highlights strong hierarchical elements in many of the contractual relations in the field—elements that manifest and engender strong power imbalances. Despite these power imbalances, the book finds that there are slim prospects for introducing any new international statutory overlay that dramatically reduces the role of contract in the field.
AU  - Bygrave, Lee A.,
ID  - 47953
KW  - Internet
KW  - Internet management
KW  - Internet
KW  - Intellectual property law
KW  - Contracts
LA  - eng
LK  - https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199687343.001.0001
N2  - The book is concerned with the following issues: (i) what is the role of contract in governance of the Internet; (ii) why does contract play that role; and (iii) what is its utility and legitimacy in doing so? In casting light on these issues, the book also describes the general role played by statute in Internet governance along with the reasons for that role. The book shows that contract is often preferred over statute because it enables flexible micro-management of the digital environment more easily than statute does. However, the book also shows that the relative roles played by each type of instrument are fluid and that statute is assuming an increasingly salient position in particular contexts. At the same time, the book queries some of the assumptions commonly made about the utility and legitimacy of contract. In particular, it highlights strong hierarchical elements in many of the contractual relations in the field—elements that manifest and engender strong power imbalances. Despite these power imbalances, the book finds that there are slim prospects for introducing any new international statutory overlay that dramatically reduces the role of contract in the field.
SN  - 9780191767494
T1  - Internet Governance by Contract
TI  - Internet Governance by Contract
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199687343.001.0001
ER  -