Law and Online Social Networks: Mapping the Challenges and Promises of User-Generated Information Flows
Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: takeovers by media moguls.5 They are closely linked to the "Web 2.0" phenomenon, 6 which spotlights online interactions among and contributions by, the users themselves.These websites now hold the leading positions in popularity rankings, 7 and are often addressed in the mass media.8 Understandably, they generate a great deal of interest among the academic community.9 Scholarship in the fields of sociology, economics, psychology, and law is devoted to understanding the inner workings of these networks, and their implications, benefits and disadvantages.10 It is these implications that this Article intends briefly to address and review.This analysis is far from merely theoretical, and has important practical implications.As the popularity of these networks grows, courts, regulators, and legislators will be called upon to address the networks' inner dynamics.This Article strives to provide preliminary tools for dealing with these looming legal and policy challenges.$300 million to $500 million for a five percent stake in Facebook.)The high end of that range would value Facebook as a whole at $10 billion.5 News Corp in $580m Internet Buy, BBC NEWS, July 19, 2005,
Author: Tal Zarsky
Institution: University of Haifa
Language: English
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W177350639