policy and governance problems created by the assignment of Internet domain names and addresses. "The root" is the top of the … domain name hierarchy and the Internet address space. It is the only point of centralized control in what is otherwise a … on a coordinated basis is essential to the technical operation of the Internet. Mueller explains how control of the root …

As Internet-based commerce becomes commonplace, it is important that we examine the systems used for these financial … book Jean Camp focuses on two major yet frequently overlooked issues in the design of Internet commerce systems—trust and … risk. Trust and risk are closely linked. The level of risk can be determined by looking at who trusts whom in Internet …

efficient rivals. This book asks whether the current chaotic state of the telecommunications and related Internet industries is … well as the role of new technologies such as the Internet in driving down the price and speeding the diffusion of …

regulatory scheme, no book has cogently explained the intricacies of telecommunications competition policy in the Internet age … dimensions of competition in wireline and wireless telephone service; competition among rival platforms for broadband Internet … service and video distribution; and the Internet's transformation of every aspect of the telecommunications industry …

of the Internet economy—for profit vs. for free, private vs. public, security vs. open access, defense vs. permeability …