Manifest: The role of law in an electronic world dominated by Web 2.0
Web 2.0 has gained enormous momentum in recent years, and has reached most areas in entertainment, research, business, science, and beyond. It is characterized by a move from a read-only Web to a read-write Web, where users contribute content in a variety of forms. However, there is at the same time...
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| Division/Institute: | FB 03: Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät
FB 04: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät |
| Document types: | Article |
| Media types: | Text |
| Publication date: | 2009 |
| Date of publication on miami: | 20.05.2009 |
| Modification date: | 16.04.2019 |
| Edition statement: | [Electronic ed.] |
| Source: | Computer Science - Research and Development (CSRD) 23 (2009) 1, 7-13 |
| Subjects: | Manifest; Electronic world; Web 2.0; User-generated content; Legal issues; Regulation |
| DDC Subject: | 340: Recht |
| License: | InC 1.0 |
| Language: | Englisch |
| Format: | PDF document |
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-03359426393 |
| Other Identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s00450-009-0054-z |
| Permalink: | https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-03359426393 |
| Digital documents: | role_of_law.pdf |
Web 2.0 has gained enormous momentum in recent years, and has reached most areas in entertainment, research, business, science, and beyond. It is characterized by a move from a read-only Web to a read-write Web, where users contribute content in a variety of forms. However, there is at the same time a host of legal issues arising for Web 2.0, visible via the huge number of law suits that have already been filed in this context. This paper tries to pinpoint core legal issues, the way they are so far treated, and what is needed for improving the situation.