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The birth of the Internet heralded a new world of connectivity, freedom for trade and expression, and free from governmental interference, a fundamentally U.S. libertarian worldview. As the Internet moved from a U.S. based online community of technical enthusiasts to become a global communication network, attempts were made to regulate cyberspace by competing commercial, security and moral interests. Governments attempted to assert control through technical and regulatory measures. Many of the jurisdictional quandaries raised by cross-border electronic communications could be resolved by conceiving of Cyberspace as a distinct place for purposes of legal analysis. Is society ready to make such a leap? Will the global architecture of the internet force the remodelling of legal systems?
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Barber, R. (2020). Regulating the Internet—Necessary Evil or Squandered Opportunity?. In: Feldner, D. (eds) Redesigning Organizations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27957-8_5
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