info: Volume 4 Issue 2

Beyond “loss‐of‐control”: telecommunications, surveillance, drugs and terrorism

In the US (and elsewhere), law enforcement agencies take the position that new telecommunications technologies are eroding their abilities to intercept and monitor electronic…

The impact of the Internet on the law and economics of the music industry

Business as usual in the music industry is over. Online music is a force to be reckoned with now and increasingly in the future. This paper first describes the current revenue…

Unbundling the local network and the incentives for broadband investment

The US government is considering removing regulations on ILECs (incumbent local exchange carriers) with respect to local access services, through the implementation of…

Three layers of the electronic commerce network: challenges for the developed and developing worlds

As electronic commerce expands, credible property rights in key sectors are necessary. This article identifies three layers of an electronic commerce network – infrastructure…

Regulating Spam: opting in or opting out?

Commercial non‐solicited communications are a growing problem bringing calls for tighter anti‐Spam legislation. This paper compares the advantages and disadvantages of opt‐in and…

Governing the Internet: The Emergence of an International Regime

Security Fundamentals for e‐Commerce

Broadband tops the agenda

Conference calendar

The making and bursting of the Internet bubble

Broadband access: keeping the eye on the ball