Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-288) and index.
Information superhighway -- Law and legislation
Electronic commerce -- Law and legislation
Examines the relation between cyberspace and government, particularly the government's ability to regulate. Contrary to popular belief, cyberspace can be regulated through architecture and its representation as code. Government and commerce are working to regulate cyberspace, although each in a different way and for different reasons. In the opposite direction, cyberspace challenges the basic assumptions underlying American governance.