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Territorialization Of The Internet Domain Name System, Marketa Trimble
Territorialization Of The Internet Domain Name System, Marketa Trimble
Scholarly Works
A territorialization of the internet – the linking of the internet to physical geography – is a growing trend. Internet users have become accustomed to the conveniences of localized advertising, have enjoyed location-based services, and have witnessed an increasing use of geolocation and geoblocking tools by service and content providers who – for various reasons – either allow or block access to internet content based on users’ physical locations. This article analyzes whether, and if so how, the territorialization trend has affected the internet Domain Name System (“DNS”). As a hallmark of cyberspace governance that aimed to be detached from …
Extraterritorial Enforcement Of National Laws In Connection With Online Commercial Activity, Marketa Trimble
Extraterritorial Enforcement Of National Laws In Connection With Online Commercial Activity, Marketa Trimble
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Professor Marketa Trimble displayed this slideshow during her presentation at the Fifth Annual Internet Law Works-in-Progress conference, held at Santa Clara Law on March 7, 2015.
The Future Of Cybertravel: Legal Implications Of The Evasion Of Geolocation, Marketa Trimble
The Future Of Cybertravel: Legal Implications Of The Evasion Of Geolocation, Marketa Trimble
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Although the Internet is valued by many of its supporters particularly because it both defies and defeats physical borders, these important attributes are now being exposed to attempts by both governments and private entities to impose territorial limits through blocking or permitting access to content by Internet users based on their geographical location—a territorial partitioning of the Internet. One of these attempts, for example, is the recent Stop Online Piracy Act (“SOPA”) proposal in the United States. This article, as opposed to earlier literature on the topic discussing the possible virtues and methods of erecting borders in cyberspace, focuses on …