The role of internet access in enabling individual's rights and freedoms
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- dc.contributor.author Lucchi, Nicola
- dc.date.accessioned 2020-02-12T17:22:08Z
- dc.date.available 2020-02-12T17:22:08Z
- dc.date.issued 2013
- dc.description.abstract The paper discusses the scientific and policy debate as to whether access to the Internet can be considered so fundamental for human interaction as to deserve a special legal protection. In particular, it examines the impact of computer-mediated communication on the realization of individual’s rights and freedoms as well as on democratization processes. It then considers how Internet content governance is posing regulatory issues directly related to the growing importance of an equitable access to digital information. In this regard, the paper looks at conflicts arising within the systems of rights and obligations attached to communication (and especially content provision) over the Internet. The paper finally concludes by identifying emerging tensions and drawing out the implications for the nature and definitions of rights (e.g. of communication and access, but also of intellectual property ownership) and for regulations and actions taken to protect, promote or qualify those rights. All these points are illustrated by a series of recent examples.ca
- dc.format.mimetype application/pdf*
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/43554
- dc.language.iso engca
- dc.publisher European University Institute. Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedomca
- dc.relation.ispartofseries EUI Working Paper RSCAS;2013/47
- dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessca
- dc.subject.other Communication rightsca
- dc.subject.other Internet accessca
- dc.subject.other Digital citizenshipca
- dc.subject.other Freedom of expressionca
- dc.subject.other Digital content regulationca
- dc.title The role of internet access in enabling individual's rights and freedomsca
- dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaperca