Privately Owned Public Spaces: the Internet and the Shaping of a New Breed of Consumers. From Participants to Users
<p>Computers in the 1980s were seen as a way to liberate people from the constraints of physicality, to expand the horizons of knowledge, and to enhance access to information. But after a few somersaults, we are back to a market that closes rather than opens our horizons, one that monopolizes,...
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Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Oñati Socio-Legal Series |
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| Online Access: | http://ssrn.com/abstract=2572376 |