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Book SynopsisTransnational Culture in the Internet Age draws on a range of disciplines to examine new approaches to regulating communications and cultural production.
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: Navigating in the Dark When Bits Have No Borders Sean A. Pager and Adam Candeub 1. The Challenge(s) of Cyberlaw David G. Post 2. Copyright, Culture and the Cloud Daniel J. Gervais 3. Addressing ‘Libel Tourism’ Lili Levi 4. YouTube from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe: Tyrannize Locally, Censor Globally Hannibal Travis 5. Balkanizing the Internet Kevin W. Saunders 6. Timid Liberalism: A Critique of the Process-Oriented Norms for Internet Blocking Milton Mueller 7. Internet Creativity, Communicative Freedom and a Constitutional Rights Theory Response to ‘Code is Law’ Christoph B. Graber 8. Diminished, Enduring, and Emergent Diversity Policy Concerns in an Evolving Media Environment Philip M. Napoli 9. Cultural Protectionism 2.0: Updating Cultural Policy Tools for the Digital Age Mira Burri 10. Copyright, Complexity, and Cultural Diversity: A Skeptic’s View Michal Shur-Ofry 11. The Nigerian Film Industry and Lessons Regarding Cultural Diversity from the Home-Market Effects Model of International Trade in Films Mark F. Schultz 12. Digital Content Production in Nigeria and Brazil: A Case for Cultural Optimism? Sean A. Pager 13. Decolonizing Networked Technology: Learning from the Street Dance Larisa Mann 14. Balancing Act: The Creation and Circulation of Indigenous Knowledge and Culture Inside and Outside the Legal Frame Kimberley Christen 15. Localism as a Production Imperative: An Alternative Framework for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage Jon M. Garon 16. Cross-Country Comparison of Audience Tastes in Hollywood Movies: Cultural Distance and Genre Preferences W. Wayne Fu 17. Protecting and Promoting National Cultures in a World Where Bits Want to Flow Freely Sang Yup Lee and Steven S. Wildman Index
