Jeremy Hunsinger

Mia Consalvo

Klaus Bruhn Jensen

Monica Murero

John Logie

Nancy Baym

Internet Research Annual offers a selection of the best work presented at the first three conferences of the Association of Internet Researchers, and provides a useful overview of the cutting-edge in Internet studies. Established scholars and new researchers address issues such as communities on/off line, the Internet as a methodological tool and space for research, and the places, politics, and policies of the Internet, creating a volume that comprehensively covers the field of Internet research. Also included are a brief history of the organization, a list of previously published papers from the conferences, and works by several of the keynote speakers including Phil Agre, Barbara Warnick, Bill Dutton, Sheizaf Rafaeli, Susan Herring, Robin Mansell, and much more.

Selected Papers from the Association of Internet Researchers Conferences 2000-2002, Volume 1

Internet Research Annual

John Logie examines the rhetoric of the ongoing debate over peer-to-peer technologies, in particular Napster and its successors. The Grokster case, he contends, has already produced the chilling effects that will stifle the innovative spirit at the heart of the Internet and networked communities.

Rhetoric in the Peer-to-Peer Debates

Peers, Pirates, and Persuasion

John Logie

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