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Western Frontier or Feudal Society?: Metaphors and Perceptions of Cyberspace

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  • Alfred Yen

    (Boston College Law School)

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This article offers feudal society as a metaphor for the emerging social organization of the Internet. It does so to illustrate how metaphors shape thinking about the Internet and to challenge the sometimes misleading comparison of the Internet to the Western frontier.

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  • Alfred Yen, "undated". "Western Frontier or Feudal Society?: Metaphors and Perceptions of Cyberspace," Boston College Law School Faculty Papers bc_bclsfp-1002, Boston College Law School.
    • Handle: RePEc:bep:bclsfp:bc_bclsfp-1002
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    1. Marlin-Bennett, Renée & Thornton, E. Nicole, 2012. "Governance within social media websites: Ruling new frontiers," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 36(6), pages 493-501.

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