American Exceptionalism, the French Exception, and Digital Media Law

A highly sophisticated and important work that should not only move the field of communication law and policy into a new era, but do the same for the study of comparative law, legal globalization, Internet governance, law and society, and, indeed, international relations. -- Sandra Braman, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee This book offers a superb investigation of French and American exceptionalism, a value in national philosophies and practices that has not received sufficient attention in communication scholarship. Eko's work provides new ways of charting exceptionalism's role in the development of legal regimes around intellectual property, freedom of speech and technological innovations, enriching our understanding of global media with its compelling depth and power. -- Sharon L. Strover, University of Texas, Austin