Rajiv C. Shah

University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication

Adjunct Assistant Professor

1200 W Harrison St

Chicago, IL 60607

United States

http://www.rajivshah.com

Illinois State University

Adjunct Instructional Assistant Professor

Normal, IL 61790

United States

  • University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication

  • Illinois State University

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Fool Us Once Shame on You - Fool Us Twice Shame on Us: What We Can Learn from the Privatizations of the Internet Backbone Network and the Domain Name System

Number of pages: 133 Posted: 28 Feb 2001
Jay P. Kesan and Rajiv C. Shah
University of Illinois College of Law and University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication
Downloads 1,625 (19,533)
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Lost in Translation: Interoperability Issues for Open Standards

The Proceedings of the 36th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC), Arlington, VA, Sept. 26-28, 2008 , Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 08-02, I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society, Vol. 8:1, 2012, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE08-026
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 05 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 14 May 2014
Rajiv C. Shah and Jay P. Kesan
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication and University of Illinois College of Law
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Deconstructing Code

Number of pages: 114 Posted: 19 Nov 2004
Jay P. Kesan and Rajiv C. Shah
University of Illinois College of Law and University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication
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Setting Software Defaults: Perspectives from Law, Computer Science and Behavioral Economics

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 82, pp. 583-634, 2006, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE06-012
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 07 Jun 2006
Jay P. Kesan and Rajiv C. Shah
University of Illinois College of Law and University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication
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Manipulating the Governance Characteristics of Code

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 11 Dec 2003
Rajiv C. Shah and Jay P. Kesan
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication and University of Illinois College of Law
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Information, Communication processes, Technology led strategy, Regulation, Standards, Modulators

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Shaping Code

Harvard Journal of Law & Technology, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 319-399 (Spring 2005).
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 05 Jan 2004
Jay P. Kesan and Rajiv C. Shah
University of Illinois College of Law and University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication
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An Empirical Study of Open Standards

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An Empirical Study of Open Standards

U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE07-039, TPRC Conference Proceedings, The 35th Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy, September 28-30, 2007
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 22 Nov 2007
Jay P. Kesan and Rajiv C. Shah
University of Illinois College of Law and University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication
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An Empirical Study of Open Standards

TPRC 2007
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 12 Jul 2012
Rajiv C. Shah and Jay P. Kesan
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication and University of Illinois College of Law
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Recipes for Cookies: How Institutions Shape Communication Technologies

New Media & Society, Vol. 11, No. 3 pp. 315-336, 2009, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 04-14
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2011
Rajiv C. Shah and Jay P. Kesan
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication and University of Illinois College of Law
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Institutions, Communication Technologies, Law & Policy, Privacy, Cookies

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Lessons for Open Standard Policies: A Case Study of the Massachusetts Experience

International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, December 10-13, 2007, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 07-13
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 08 Nov 2007
Rajiv C. Shah, Jay P. Kesan and Andrew C. Kennis
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication, University of Illinois College of Law and University of Illinois
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Nurturing Software: How Societal Institutions Shape the Development of Software

Communications of the ACM, vol. 48, no. 9, pp. 80-85 (Sept. 2005).
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 19 Mar 2004
Rajiv C. Shah and Jay P. Kesan
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication and University of Illinois College of Law
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Analyzing Information Technology & Societal Interactions: A Policy Focused Theoretical Framework

Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 07-12
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 08 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 21 Nov 2007
Rajiv C. Shah and Jay P. Kesan
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication and University of Illinois College of Law
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Software Defaults as De Facto Regulation: the Case of the Wireless Internet

Information, Communication, and Society, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 25-46, 2008
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 26 Feb 2007 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2008
Rajiv C. Shah and Christian Sandvig
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Dept. of Communication Studies
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Regulation, Software, Wireless, Defaults, Law, Policy, Internet

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Software as Governance

E-GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND TRANSFORMATION, p. 125, Hans J. Scholl, ed., M.E. Sharpe, 2010, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 10-33
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 01 Apr 2011
Rajiv C. Shah and Jay P. Kesan
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication and University of Illinois College of Law
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Law, Policy, Open Standards, Defaults, Software

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Incorporating Societal Concerns into Communication Technologies

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 17 Aug 2004
Rajiv C. Shah and Jay P. Kesan
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication and University of Illinois College of Law
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Running Code as Part of an Open Standards Policy

First Monday, Vol. 14, No. 6, June 1, 2009, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 08-38, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE09-019
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 09 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2011
Jay P. Kesan and Rajiv C. Shah
University of Illinois College of Law and University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication
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Setting Online Policy with Software Defaults

Information, Communication, and Society, Vol. 11, No. 3, October 2008, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 10-13
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 13 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2014
Rajiv C. Shah and Jay P. Kesan
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication and University of Illinois College of Law
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defaults, policy, software, regulation, code

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Lessons for Government Adoption of Open Standards: A Case Study of the Massachusetts Policy

Journal of Information Technology & Politics, Vol. 5(4), 2008
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 13 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2016
Rajiv C. Shah, Jay P. Kesan and Andrew C. Kennis
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication, University of Illinois College of Law and University of Illinois
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Document Formats, Open Standards, Open Formats, Policy, Procurement

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Software Defaults as De Facto Regulation: The Case of Wireless APs

TPRC 2005
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 31 Jul 2012
Rajiv C. Shah and Christian Sandvig
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Dept. of Communication Studies
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