SERIES INTRODUCTION Rebecca MacKinnon’s “Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom” is an interesting read on free speech, on the internet, in the context of a world where corporations are challenging the sovereignty of governments. Having read the book, I will be familiarizing readers with some of the themes and ideas discussed…
Author: Prateek Surisetti
Mackinnon’s “Consent of The Networked” Deconstruction (Part II)
SERIES INTRODUCTION Rebecca MacKinnon’s “Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom” is an interesting read on free speech, on the internet, in the context of a world where corporations are challenging the sovereignty of governments. Having read the book, I will be familiarizing readers with some of the themes and ideas discussed…
Mackinnon’s “Consent of The Networked” Deconstruction (Part I)
SERIES INTRODUCTION Rebecca MacKinnon’s “Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom” (2012) is an interesting read on online speech. Having read the book, I will be familiarizing readers with some of the themes discussed in it. In Part I, we will discuss censorship in the context of authoritarian governments. In Part II,…
The Indo-Us Solar Panel Dispute and The Glaring Lack of a WTO Framework To Address Environmental Concerns
INTRODUCTION In the 2016 Indo-US dispute pertaining to Indian schemes relating to solar cells and solar modules (WT/DS456/AB/R), the WTO Appellate Body ruled against India for favouring domestically sourced solar panels and solar cleaning over international panels, despite India raising issues relating to energy security and the environment. Rather than critique the Appellate Body’s reasoning,…
Bare Text Comparison of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 with the General Data Protection Rules : Part II – Right to Confirmation and Access
INTRODUCTION TO SERIES The Personal Data Protection Bill has garnered a fair degree of attention in the last few weeks. For the uninitiated, a brief description of the Bill and its significance can be found here. The purpose of this series is to analyze the bare text of the Data Principal Rights espoused in the…
Bare Text Comparison of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 with the General Data Protection Rules : Part I – Right to Data Portability
INTRODUCTION TO SERIES The Personal Data Protection Bill has garnered a fair degree of attention in the last few weeks. For the uninitiated, a brief description of the Bill and its significance can be found here. The purpose of this series is to analyze the bare text of the Data Principal Rights espoused in the…
Net Neutrality And Economics 101 (Part II)
In Part I, I attempted to provide an overview of the ISP market structure, market players and associated economic phenomena. In Part II, we will be discussing the more specific topic of Net Neutrality and its intersection with economics. Please note that over the course of the ensuing write-up, I have referred to two kinds…
Network Neutrality Around The World : A Basic Overview
Network Neutrality (NN) refers to a network wherein participants are effectively blind to the nature of data flowing through the network. Another way of defining NN is a network wherein participants are restricted from differential treatment of data flow. Please understand that the definitions provided above are, in cliché speak, two sides of the same…
Net Neutrality and Economics 101 (Part I)
Ed. Note: This post by Prateek Surisetti is a part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2018 Prior to delving into the economic considerations relevant to imposition of Net Neutrality (Part II), it would be in the best interest of comprehension to initiate the discussion with a brief overview of the market players and the…
Net Neutrality 101
Ed. Note: This post by Prateek Surisetti is a part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2018 Put very simply, a neutral network is one in which both the Internet Service Provider (ISP) and other actors are effectively blind to the content that is being put on the internet. The debate surrounding network neutrality has…