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This innovative book provides transdisciplinary analyses of the
nature and dynamics of digital game environments whilst tackling
the existing fragmentation of academic research.Digital game
environments are of increasing economic, social and cultural value.
As their influence on diverse facets of life grows, states have
felt compelled to intervene and secure some public interests. Yet,
the contours of a comprehensive governance model are far from
recognisable and governments are grappling with the complexity and
fluidity of online games and virtual worlds as private spaces and
as experimentation fields for creativity and innovation. This book
contributes to a more comprehensive and fine-grained understanding
of digital game environments, which is a precondition for
addressing any of the pressing governance questions posed.
Particular attention is given to the concept and policy objective
of cultural diversity, which also offers a unique entry point into
the discussion of the appropriate legal regulation of digital
games.Governance of Digital Game Environments and Cultural
Diversity will be of interest to researchers of media law, internet
law and governance, cultural studies, anthropology and sociology.
As the book addresses a highly topical theme, it will attract the
attention of policymakers at national, regional and international
levels and will also serve as a great resource tool for scholars in
new media and in particular digital games and virtual worlds.
In the face of increasing globalisation, and a collision between
global communication systems and local traditions, this book offers
innovative trans-disciplinary analyses of the value of traditional
cultural expressions (TCE) and suggests appropriate protection
mechanisms for them. It combines approaches from history,
philosophy, anthropology, sociology and law, and charts previously
untravelled paths for developing new policy tools and legal designs
that go beyond conventional copyright models. Its authors extend
their reflections to a consideration of the specific features of
the digital environment, which, despite enhancing the risks of
misappropriation of traditional knowledge and creativity, may
equally offer new opportunities for revitalising indigenous
peoples' values and provide for the sustainability of TCE. This
book will appeal to scholars interested in multidisciplinary
analyses of the fragmentation of international law in the field of
intellectual property and traditional cultural expressions. It will
also be valuable reading for those working on broader governance
and human rights issues.
The classification of services in the digital economy proves
critical for doing business, but it appears to be a particularly
complex regulatory matter that is based upon a manifold set of
issues. In the context of the General Agreement on Trade in
Services (GATS), when the services classification scheme was
drafted in the early 1990s, convergence processes had not unfolded
yet and the internet was still in its infancy and not a reality in
daily life. Therefore, policy makers are now struggling with the
problem of regulating trade in electronic services and are in
search of a future-oriented solution for classifying them in
multilateral and preferential trade agreements. In late fall 2011,
the authors of this study were mandated by the European Union,
Delegation to Vietnam, in the context of the Multilateral Trade
Assistance Project 3 (MUTRAP 3), to work out a report clarifying
the classification of services in the information/digital economy
and to assess the impact of any decision regarding the
classifications on the domestic and external relations policy of
Vietnam, as well as to discuss the relevant issues with local
experts during three on-site visits.
The classification of services in the digital economy proves
critical for doing business, but it appears to be a particularly
complex regulatory matter that is based upon a manifold set of
issues. In the context of the General Agreement on Trade in
Services (GATS), when the services classification scheme was
drafted in the early 1990s, convergence processes had not unfolded
yet and the internet was still in its infancy and not a reality in
daily life. Therefore, policy makers are now struggling with the
problem of regulating trade in electronic services and are in
search of a future-oriented solution for classifying them in
multilateral and preferential trade agreements. In late fall 2011,
the authors of this study were mandated by the European Union,
Delegation to Vietnam, in the context of the Multilateral Trade
Assistance Project 3 (MUTRAP 3), to work out a report clarifying
the classification of services in the information/digital economy
and to assess the impact of any decision regarding the
classifications on the domestic and external relations policy of
Vietnam, as well as to discuss the relevant issues with local
experts during three on-site visits.
The digital media environment is characterized by an abundance and
diversity of content, a multiplicity of platforms, new modes of
content production, distribution and access, and changed patterns
of consumer and business behaviour. This has challenged the
traditional model of public service broadcasting (PSB) in diverse
ways. This book explores whether and how PSB should adapt to
reflect the conditions of the digital media space so that it can
effectively and efficiently continue to serve its public mandate.
Drawing on literature on media governance in media and
communication science, public international law as well as
discussions on cyberlaw, Mira Burri maps and critically analyses
existing policy and scholarly debates on PSB transformation. She
challenges some of conventional rationales for reform, identifies
new ones, as well as exposes the limitations placed upon existing
and future policy solutions by global media governance
arrangements, especially in the fields of trade, copyright and
Internet governance. The book goes on to advance a future-oriented
model of Public Service Media, which is capable of matching an
environment of technological and of governance complexity. As a
work that explores how public interest objectives can be pursued
efficiently and sustainably in the digital media ecology, this book
will be of great interest and use to students and researchers in
media law, information technology law, and broadcast media studies,
as well as to policy-makers.
The digital media environment is characterized by an abundance and
diversity of content, a multiplicity of platforms, new modes of
content production, distribution and access, and changed patterns
of consumer and business behaviour. This has challenged the
traditional model of public service broadcasting (PSB) in diverse
ways. This book explores whether and how PSB should adapt to
reflect the conditions of the digital media space so that it can
effectively and efficiently continue to serve its public mandate.
Drawing on literature on media governance in media and
communication science, public international law as well as
discussions on cyberlaw, Mira Burri maps and critically analyses
existing policy and scholarly debates on PSB transformation. She
challenges some of conventional rationales for reform, identifies
new ones, as well as exposes the limitations placed upon existing
and future policy solutions by global media governance
arrangements, especially in the fields of trade, copyright and
Internet governance. The book goes on to advance a future-oriented
model of Public Service Media, which is capable of matching an
environment of technological and of governance complexity. As a
work that explores how public interest objectives can be pursued
efficiently and sustainably in the digital media ecology, this book
will be of great interest and use to students and researchers in
media law, information technology law, and broadcast media studies,
as well as to policy-makers.
This collection explores the relevance of global trade law for
data, big data and cross-border data flows. Contributing authors
from different disciplines including law, economics and political
science analyze developments at the World Trade Organization and in
preferential trade venues by asking what future-oriented models for
data governance are available and viable in the area of trade law
and policy. The collection paints the broad picture of the
interaction between digital technologies and trade regulation as
well as provides in-depth analyses of critical to the data-driven
economy issues, such as privacy and AI, and different countries'
perspectives. This title is also available as Open Access on
Cambridge Core.
The development of new digital technologies has resulted in
significant transformations in daily life, from the arrival of
online shopping to more fundamental changes in the ways we work and
communicate. Many of these changes raise questions that transcend
market access and liberalisation, and demand cooperation and
coherent regulatory design. International trade regulation has
hitherto not reacted in a forward-looking manner to the digital
revolution and, particularly at the multilateral level, legal
engineering has yielded few tangible results. This book examines
whether WTO laws possess the necessary flexibility and resilience
to accommodate the changes brought about by burgeoning digital
trade. By revealing both the potential and the limitations of the
WTO framework, it provides a broad picture of the interaction
between digital technologies and trade regulation, links the often
disconnected discourses of international trade law, intellectual
property and cyberlaw and explores discrete problems in different
domains of global trade regulation.
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