Who controls the Internet?

In this provocative book, Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu tell the story of the Internet's challenge to governmental rule in the 1990s and the ensuing battles with governments worldwide.

The authors discuss how the original vision of the Internet as a liberating force from government and borders has been uprooted as governments assert their power.

They explore cases such as Google's struggles with the French government, Yahoo's capitulation to the Chinese regime, and eBay's struggles with fraud.

The book argues that the future of the Internet will reflect the interests of powerful nations and their conflicts, while also highlighting the rediscovery of the importance of territorial government and the rule of law in controlling the Internet.