4th Internet, Law and Politics Congress (III). Content on the internet: regulation or self-regulation? via ICTlogy
Notes from the 4th Internet, Law and Politics Congress.Session III
Round Table
Content on the internet: regulation or self-regulation?
Chairs: Raquel Xalabarder, Law Professor, UOC
Do we want to give up on the freedom we can have now? Do we want self-regulation or we want more education that leads to more commitment?
http://www.iqua.net, Spanish Internet Quality Agency (IQUA) and CEO Derecho.com
More than self-regulation, what it’s happening is that the liability to apply toughest laws if shifted towards the customer/user or the industry (ISPs and/or carriers).
But this has not been a matter of consensus, nor a widening of the range (from tough to soft) of the regulation spectrum.
Over-regulation puts an extra burden to the industry, making it more difficult for the Information...
Notes from the 4th Internet, Law and Politics Congress.Session II
Debate
Regulation of audiovisual content in the age of digital convergence
Mónica Ariño, Policy Advisor, OFCOM’s International Team.
What is convergence? What can be said about regulation of content on the Internet and the Internet itself? Privacy, cybercrime, copyright, fair use? Internet access?
A big commitment is how to update broadcasting regulations that where set up in times very different from the ones we’re living in. A first thing to be updated is the concept of media literacy and whether the receiver is media literate.
Another commitment is regulatory cohesion in the international landscape.
Last, maybe the biggest commitment is fighting social alarm about “things” that are...