Net Neutrality: Towards a Co-Regulatory Solution
Christopher T. Marsden, NET NEUTRALITY: TOWARDS A CO-REGULATORY SOLUTION, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010
35 Pages Posted: 8 Jan 2010 Last revised: 21 Apr 2013
Date Written: January 8, 2010
Abstract
Chris Marsden argues for a 'Middle Way' on net neutrality, a problem of consumer and media policy without easy answers that cannot be left to self-regulated market actors. His holistic solution considers ISPs' roles in the round, including their ‘Three Wise Monkeys’ legal liabilities for content filtering. Co-regulation is an awkward compromise between state and private regulation, with constitutionally uncertain protection for end-users and the appearance of a solution with only partial remedy against private censorship.
Keywords: network neutrality, Internet policy, co-regulation, self-regulation, media policy, law and economics, censorship
JEL Classification: K14, L86, O38
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