Internet Governance by Contract

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Internet Governance by Contract brilliantly addresses a critically important, yet previously unexplored area of the regulation and governance of online activity. Bygrave masterfully examines the web of contractual relationships that frame the development and use of the Internet infrastructure from ICANN to Facebook. The book is a must read to understand the complexities and nuances of the foundational role that contracts play in establishing governing rules for the Internet and how contractual rules and statutes interact in surprisingly fluid ways. * Joel R Reidenberg, Stanley D and Nikki Waxberg Chair and Professor of Law, Fordham Law School * This remarkably clear, careful, and detailed book provides a world-class analysis of the web of contracts which form the musculoskeletal system of the Internet. Among this books virtues is a state-of-the-art account of the agreements that constitute and surround ICANNessential reading for those who wish to understand and perhaps enforce them. More importantly, while drawing on the law of many countries this book shows us how Internet-related private and public law intermingle to shape Internet governance as we know it. * A. Michael Froomkin, Professor of Law, University of Miami *