Law and regulation in cyberspace

Yee Fen Lim

doi:10.1109/CYBER.2003.1253432

Law and regulation in cyberspace

Yee Fen Lim

Macquarie Law School

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Abstract

This paper analyses the issue of Internet regulation and the role of law as a regulatory medium. It will firstly argue that it is necessary for the Internet to be regulated as without regulation, the rights of users in the real world and in the cyberworld will be compromised and suppressed and the laws of the physical world will be undermined. An unregulated cyberspace has the potential to compromise legal systems, stifle activity in cyberspace and erode community values. Two key models of regulation will be discussed, namely the judicial model and the socio-normative model. It will be argued that neither offers satisfactory solutions. The paper will argue that a workable model of regulation in cyberspace is one that encompasses elements of law, social norms and Internet architecture.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Cyberworlds
Editors	Tosiyasu Kunii, Hock Soon Seah, Alexei Sourin
Place of Publication	United States
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	34-39
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	0769519229
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CYBER.2003.1253432
Publication status	Published - 2003
Event	International Conference on Cyberworlds (2003) - Singapore Duration: 3 Dec 2003 → 5 Dec 2003

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Conference	International Conference on Cyberworlds (2003)
City	Singapore
Period	3/12/03 → 5/12/03

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Copyright 2003 IEEE. Reprinted from Proceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Cyberworlds. This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. Such permission of the IEEE does not in any way imply IEEE endorsement of any of Macquarie University’s products or services. Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained from the IEEE by writing to pubs-permissions@ieee.org. By choosing to view this document, you agree to all provisions of the copyright laws protecting it.

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Law and regulation in cyberspace. / Lim, Yee Fen.

Proceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Cyberworlds. ed. / Tosiyasu Kunii; Hock Soon Seah; Alexei Sourin. United States : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2003. p. 34-39.

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