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International Journal of Journalism and Mass Communication Volume 1 (2014), Article ID 1:IJJMC-101, 11 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2349-2635/2014/101
Research Article
A Comparative Study of the Legal Frameworks and Protection of Digital Content in the United Arab Emirates and Australia in Relation to the Practice of Blocking Digital Content on the Basis of Location (Geo-Blocking) and its Associated Circumvention Technologies

Bradley John Young

Assistant professor, College of Communication and Media, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Bradley John Young, College of Communication and Media, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi- 144534, United Arab Emirates, Tel: +971 2 5993696; E-mail: bradley.young@zu.ac.ae
18 December 2013; 04 January 2014; 06 January 2014
Young BJ (2014) A Comparative Study of the Legal Frameworks and Protection of Digital Content in the United Arab Emirates and Australia in Relation to the Practice of Blocking Digital Content on the Basis of Location (Geo- Blocking) and its Associated Circumvention Technologies. Int J Journalism Mass Comm 1: 101. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2349-2635/2014/101

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