Kathy Bowrey is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales.

'It is a fascinating and enjoyable read, which has the hallmarks of a book which can be read in one sitting, although to write this risks undermining its scholarship and complexity, because it is a book which should be read closely, one which will reward return readings. … a fascinating book. It is an important one also, because of the way it engages deeply with Internet law, and the ways in which law shapes, and is understood and used by, Internet communities.' Legal Studies

• List of illustrations and tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Defining internet law; 2. Defining internet cultures; 3. Universal standards and the end of the universe: the IETF, global governance and patents; 4. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds; 5. In a world without fences who needs Gates?; 6. Telling tales: digital piracy and the law; 7. Participate/comply/resist; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Kathy Bowrey is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales.

'It is a fascinating and enjoyable read, which has the hallmarks of a book which can be read in one sitting, although to write this risks undermining its scholarship and complexity, because it is a book which should be read closely, one which will reward return readings. … a fascinating book. It is an important one also, because of the way it engages deeply with Internet law, and the ways in which law shapes, and is understood and used by, Internet communities.' Legal Studies

• List of illustrations and tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Defining internet law; 2. Defining internet cultures; 3. Universal standards and the end of the universe: the IETF, global governance and patents; 4. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds; 5. In a world without fences who needs Gates?; 6. Telling tales: digital piracy and the law; 7. Participate/comply/resist; Notes; Bibliography; Index.