Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World
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"Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World" is a nonfiction book by legal scholar Tim Wu that examines how governments, corporations, and other powerful actors shape and constrain the supposedly borderless realm of the internet.
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| Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T482625 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World Context triple: [Tim Wu, hasWritten, Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World]
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A.
Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free
"Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free" is a nonfiction book by Cory Doctorow that critiques modern copyright and digital rights regimes while advocating for open culture and user freedoms in the digital age.
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B.
Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives
"Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives" is a nonfiction book by Randi Zuckerberg that explores the impact of digital technology and social media on modern life and offers guidance on achieving a healthier tech-life balance.
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C.
Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace
Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace is a seminal book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that explores how software code functions as a form of regulation shaping behavior and governance in the digital world.
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D.
Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One
Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One is a W3C-authored technical document that defines the foundational principles and design of the Web’s architecture.
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E.
Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
The Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace is a 1996 manifesto by John Perry Barlow that asserts the autonomy of the internet from government regulation and traditional nation-state control.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World Target entity description: "Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World" is a nonfiction book by legal scholar Tim Wu that examines how governments, corporations, and other powerful actors shape and constrain the supposedly borderless realm of the internet.
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A.
Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free
"Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free" is a nonfiction book by Cory Doctorow that critiques modern copyright and digital rights regimes while advocating for open culture and user freedoms in the digital age.
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B.
Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives
"Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives" is a nonfiction book by Randi Zuckerberg that explores the impact of digital technology and social media on modern life and offers guidance on achieving a healthier tech-life balance.
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C.
Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace
Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace is a seminal book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that explores how software code functions as a form of regulation shaping behavior and governance in the digital world.
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D.
Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One
Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One is a W3C-authored technical document that defines the foundational principles and design of the Web’s architecture.
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E.
Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
The Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace is a 1996 manifesto by John Perry Barlow that asserts the autonomy of the internet from government regulation and traditional nation-state control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| addresses |
content regulation by states
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cross-border disputes involving online activities ⓘ enforcement of intellectual property rights online ⓘ role of domain name system in jurisdictional control ⓘ |
| author |
Jack Goldsmith
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Tim Wu ⓘ |
| concludes | the future of the internet will continue to be shaped by nation-states and their laws ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques |
early cyber-libertarian claims that governments could not regulate the internet
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notion that cyberspace is separate from territorial legal systems ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
case studies of government intervention in online activities
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conflicts between global platforms and national laws ⓘ relationship between cyberspace and real-world sovereignty ⓘ technical and legal mechanisms of control over internet infrastructure ⓘ |
| format | print ⓘ |
| genre |
internet governance
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legal studies ⓘ technology policy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
emphasizes persistence of territorial sovereignty in cyberspace
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views the internet as embedded in political and legal institutions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in technology and law
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legal scholars ⓘ policy makers ⓘ students of internet governance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainArgument |
corporations cooperate with states to enforce national rules on the internet
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national governments retain significant control over the internet despite its global architecture ⓘ territorial laws and regulations shape online behavior and infrastructure ⓘ the idea of a completely borderless internet is an illusion ⓘ |
| medium | book ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
cyberlaw
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global regulation of digital networks ⓘ information technology policy ⓘ internet governance debates ⓘ |
| subject |
borderless internet myth
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corporate power online ⓘ globalization ⓘ government control of the internet ⓘ international law ⓘ internet regulation ⓘ jurisdiction ⓘ state sovereignty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World Description of subject: "Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World" is a nonfiction book by legal scholar Tim Wu that examines how governments, corporations, and other powerful actors shape and constrain the supposedly borderless realm of the internet.
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