Manifest: The role of law in an electronic world dominated by Web 2.0
Hoeren Thomas, Vossen Gottfried
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Web 2.0; User-generated content; Legal issues; Regulation
Publication type
Research article (journal)
Peer reviewed
Yes
Publication status
Published
Year
2009
Journal
Computer science - research and development = Informatik, Forschung und Entwicklung
Volume
23
Issue
1
Start page
7
End page
13
Language
English
ISSN
1865-2034 ; 0949-2925
DOI