Index
Accountability, 23–25
Afghanistan, 240–244
Algeria, 135, 245–248
Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), 91–94, 97
Amnesty International, 49, 124, 128, 133
Anarchists, 126
Anderson, Ross, 4, 57–72
Anonymizers, 9, 12, 39
Anti-Apartheid Act, 119
Antibribery conventions, 94–96, 98
Antigua, 88–89
Apartheid, 115, 119
Arbitration and Mediation Center, 74
Asia, 3, 4, 41–43, 105, 107. See also Specific
country
Asian Human Rights Commission, 133
Association for Progressive Communications
(APC), 126
AT&T, 49
Audio Home Recording Act, 119
Australia, 126, 166–176
Azerbaijan, 8, 16, 135, 249–253
Bahrain, 16, 42, 138, 144
country summary of, 254–257
DNS tampering and, 14
overbreadth and, 46–47
political filtering and, 9
Bandwidth, 62
Barbuda, 88–89
Barlow, John Perry, 71
BBC, 20, 49, 70, 112
Belarus, 8
civil society actors and, 144
control issues and, 41–42, 53
country summary of, 258–262
Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 37,
115
Biometric authentication, 66
Birdling, Malcolm, 4, 49, 73–101, 120
BitTorrent, 52
Blogger, 37, 48. See also Blogspot
Blogs, 9, 12, 21–22, 70, 123
arrests and, 137–138, 140
China and, 52–53, 137–142
civic networks and, 125–127
civil society actors and, 125–127, 136–143
future of, 51–54
human rights and, 133
information dissemination and, 136
integrated control modes and, 108–109
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 83
language and, 141–142
negative aspects of, 136
as a news source, 137
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
and, 136, 142–143
overbreadth and, 48
read-write Web and, 32
religious laws and, 137
securing, 136–138
syndication and, 136
Blogspot, 12, 14, 18, 37, 142. See also
Blogger
Brazil, 126
Bribery, 94–96, 98
BT Cleanfeed project, 63–64
Buddhism, 12
Burma. See Myanmar
Business for Social Responsibility, 115
Cache, 61–62
Canada, 3, 20, 126
intellectual property rights and, 9
regional overview including, 226–234
Accountability, 23–25
Afghanistan, 240–244
Algeria, 135, 245–248
Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), 91–94, 97
Amnesty International, 49, 124, 128, 133
Anarchists, 126
Anderson, Ross, 4, 57–72
Anonymizers, 9, 12, 39
Anti-Apartheid Act, 119
Antibribery conventions, 94–96, 98
Antigua, 88–89
Apartheid, 115, 119
Arbitration and Mediation Center, 74
Asia, 3, 4, 41–43, 105, 107. See also Specific
country
Asian Human Rights Commission, 133
Association for Progressive Communications
(APC), 126
AT&T, 49
Audio Home Recording Act, 119
Australia, 126, 166–176
Azerbaijan, 8, 16, 135, 249–253
Bahrain, 16, 42, 138, 144
country summary of, 254–257
DNS tampering and, 14
overbreadth and, 46–47
political filtering and, 9
Bandwidth, 62
Barbuda, 88–89
Barlow, John Perry, 71
BBC, 20, 49, 70, 112
Belarus, 8
civil society actors and, 144
control issues and, 41–42, 53
country summary of, 258–262
Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 37,
115
Biometric authentication, 66
Birdling, Malcolm, 4, 49, 73–101, 120
BitTorrent, 52
Blogger, 37, 48. See also Blogspot
Blogs, 9, 12, 21–22, 70, 123
arrests and, 137–138, 140
China and, 52–53, 137–142
civic networks and, 125–127
civil society actors and, 125–127, 136–143
future of, 51–54
human rights and, 133
information dissemination and, 136
integrated control modes and, 108–109
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 83
language and, 141–142
negative aspects of, 136
as a news source, 137
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
and, 136, 142–143
overbreadth and, 48
read-write Web and, 32
religious laws and, 137
securing, 136–138
syndication and, 136
Blogspot, 12, 14, 18, 37, 142. See also
Blogger
Brazil, 126
Bribery, 94–96, 98
BT Cleanfeed project, 63–64
Buddhism, 12
Burma. See Myanmar
Business for Social Responsibility, 115
Cache, 61–62
Canada, 3, 20, 126
intellectual property rights and, 9
regional overview including, 226–234