Online copyright enforcement by Internet Service Providers

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 256-269

  Muir, Adrienne ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

copyright; due process; enforcement; file sharing; freedom of expression; privacy

Indexed keywords

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; DUE PROCESS; ENFORCEMENT; FILE SHARING; FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; UNAUTHORIZED SHARING;

COMPUTER CRIME; DATA PRIVACY; INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

COPYRIGHTS;

EID: 84876470158     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: 17416485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551512463992     Document Type: Article

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