Law in the Digital Era
This paper revisits the discussion on “Cyberanarchy” between the unexceptionalists (with Jack Goldsmith as their spokesman) and the regulation-skeptics (represented by David G. Post). The latter’s “scale matters” thesis is illustrated briefly for copyright law, privacy and freedom of expression. The...
| Published in: | SCRIPTed: A Journal of Law, Technology & Society |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Edinburgh
2012-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.ed.ac.uk/script-ed/article/view/11398 |
| Summary: | This paper revisits the discussion on “Cyberanarchy” between the unexceptionalists (with Jack Goldsmith as their spokesman) and the regulation-skeptics (represented by David G. Post). The latter’s “scale matters” thesis is illustrated briefly for copyright law, privacy and freedom of expression. The conclusion is that scale matters indeed, and that “old” legal solutions need reconsideration. |
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| ISSN: | 1744-2567 |