Net Neutrality: Towards a Co-Regulatory Solution, by Christopher Marsden, School of Law, University of Essex.
Abstract: Chris Marsden argues for a ‘Middle Way’ on net neutrality, a problem of consumer and media policy without easy answers that cannot be left to self-regulated market actors. His holistic solution considers ISPs’ roles in the round, including their ‘Three Wise Monkeys’ legal liabilities for content filtering. Co-regulation is an awkward compromise between state and private regulation, with constitutionally uncertain protection for end-users and the appearance of a solution with only partial remedy against private censorship.
Keywords: network neutrality, Internet policy, co-regulation, self-regulation, media policy, law and economics, censorship
The book is released under Creative Commons license, and can be downloaded for free.
