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Off The Hook, Kevin Werbach

Kevin Werbach

Communications networks are the basic infrastructure of the digital age. The future of news, business, interaction, entertainment, health care, education, and many other areas will be built on top of these platforms. Network infrastructure is the dividing line between the old physical economy of scarcity and the new information economy of abundance. The legal framework for networks will therefore shape not only the telecommunications businesses that provide connectivity, but also the applications, services, content, and user activities that depend on it.

Unfortunately, communications networks are entering a vast legal grey area. As telecommunications and media converge into the Internet, they …