The Role of Internet Intermediaries in Advancing Public Policy Objectives.

Foreword
 Table of contents
 Preface
 Executive summary
 The economic and social role and legal responsibilities of Internet intermediaries
 Internet intermediaries: Definitions, economic models and role in the value chain
 Definition of Internet intermediaries
 Internet access and service providers
 Data processing and web hosting providers, including domain name registrars
 Internet search engines and portals
 Web e-commerce intermediaries
 E-commerce payment systems
 Participative networked platforms
 Role of Internet intermediaries
 Network externalities
 Two-sided markets
 Revenue models. NotesReferences
 Developments in Internet intermediary markets
 The impact of the economic crisis on Internet intermediary markets
 Internet access and service provider sector
 Data processing and web hosting sector
 Internet search engines and portals sector
 Web e-commerce sector
 E-commerce payment
 Participative networked platforms
 Notes
 References
 Annex 2.A. The information sector in the United States
 Social and economic purposes of Internet intermediaries
 Introduction
 Wider ICT-related growth and productivity
 Investment in infrastructure
 Entrepreneurship and employment. InnovationTrust and user privacy
 User/consumer empowerment and choice
 Individuality, self-expression, democracy and social relationships
 Notes
 References
 The legal responsibilities of Internet intermediaries, their business practices and self- or co-regulatory codes
 Historical development
 Global safe harbour regimes or ISP/intermediary liability limitations
 Legal uncertainties and jurisdictional variations
 Pressure to filter ex ante rather than take down ex post
 An evolving view of Internet intermediary liability. Internet intermediaries' efforts to deal with illegal activities through business practices and self- or co-regulatory codesBusiness practices: Internet intermediaries as platform regulators
 Internet intermediaries' self- and co-regulatory approaches can help advance public policy goals
 Notes
 References
 Case studies in different policy areas
 Global free flow of information
 Introduction
 What is the free flow of information?
 Harm caused by censorship
 The Global Network Initiative (GNI)
 Lessons learned
 Notes
 ISPs and malicious software (malware) security threats
 Introduction. Individual market initiativesSelf-regulatory and co-regulatory efforts
 Lessons learned
 Notes
 References
 Illegal content and child-inappropriate content
 Introduction
 Child sexual abuse material
 Age-restricted content in virtual worlds
 Lessons learned
 Notes
 References
 Illegal Internet gambling
 Introduction
 Australia
 The US Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act
 Developments in Norway
 Developments in France
 Developments in the United Kingdom
 European Union
 Virtual worlds
 Lessons learned
 Notes
 References
 Copyright infringement
 Introduction
 Notice and take-down.