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THE NEXT DIGITAL DECADE
ESSAYS ON THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET
Edited by Berin Szoka & Adam Marcus
THE NEXT DIGITAL DECADE
ESSAYS ON THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET
Berin Szoka
Adam Marcus
TECH
FREEDOM
This unique collection brings together 26 thought leaders on Internet
law, philosophy, policy and economics to consider what the next
digital decade might bring. Has the Internet been good for our culture?
Is the Internet at risk from the drive to build more secure, but less
“open” systems and devices? Is the Internet really so “exceptional?”
Has it fundamentally changed economics? Who—and what ideas—
will govern the Net in 2020? Should online intermediaries like access
providers, hosting providers, search engines and social networks do
more to “police” their networks, increase transparency, or operate
“neutrally?” What future is there for privacy online? Can online free
speech be regulated? Can it really unseat tyrants? These 31 thought-
provoking essays tackle these questions and more. This book is
essential reading for anyone gazing toward the digital future.
THE BEST THINKING ABOUT
THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL POLICY
CONTRIBUTORS
Rob Atkinson
Stewart Baker
Ann Bartow
Yochai Benkler
Larry Downes
Josh Goldfoot

Eric Goldman
James Grimmelman
H. Brian Holland
David Johnson
Andrew Keen
Hon. Alex Kozinski
Mark MacCarthy
Geoff Manne
Evgeny Morozov
Milton Mueller
John Palfrey
Frank Pasquale
Paul Szynol
Adam Thierer
Hal Varian
Christopher Wolf
Tim Wu
Michael Zimmer
Jonathan Zittrain
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword 7
Berin Szoka
25 Years After .COM: Ten Questions 9
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Contributors 29
Part I: The Big Picture & New Frameworks
CHAPTER 1: The Internet’s Impact on
Culture & Society: Good or Bad? 49
Why We Must Resist the Temptation of Web 2.0 51
Andrew Keen
The Case for Internet Optimism, Part 1:
Saving the Net from Its Detractors 57
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CHAPTER 2: Is the Generative Internet at Risk? 89

Protecting the Internet Without Wrecking It:
How to Meet the Security Threat 91
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A Portrait of the Internet as a Young Man 113
Ann Bartow
The Case for Internet Optimism, Part 2:
Saving the Net from Its Supporters 139
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Adam Thierer
CHAPTER 3: Is Internet Exceptionalism Dead? 163
The Third Wave of Internet Exceptionalism 165
Eric Goldman
A Declaration of the Dependence of Cyberspace 169
Alex Kozinski and Josh Goldfoot
Is Internet Exceptionalism Dead? 179
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Fuzzy Boundaries: The Potential Impact of Vague

Secondary Liability Doctrines on Technology Innovation 393
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