Chapter 1: Disruptive Innovation & the Law
Disruptive v Sustaining Innovation: the core of the theory
What is Disruptive Innovation?
Disruptive Innovation in Legal Discussion
Disruptive Innovation: The Noun, the Theory, and the Challenge
Chapter 2: Technology, law, and shifting society
How Technology Changes Society & Societal Priorities
Law, Society & Technology
Why Disruptive Innovation?
Signal to Noise
Chapter 3: Social Norms and Disruptive Innovations
Norms and Signals
Question: Is the disruptive innovation linked to a demographically significant group?
Question: Have conflicting norms arisen?
Question: Is there interest in the technology?
A Confluence of Factors, or how to affect policy
Conclusion
Chapter 4: Legislating for well known norms: Photocopying
Early Development Period Pre-1959
Disruptive Period Development 1959-1970
Mature Technology Period
Xerography's Social Norm influence on the Law
Chapter 5: Legislating during the disruptive period: Radio
Early Development Pre-1922
Disruptive Period 1922-1927
Mature Technology in the 1930s
Differences between the US & UK
Conclusion
Chapter 6: Legislating Early: Personal Computers
Before the Personal Computer
Early Personal Computers 1976-1979
The Disruptive Period 1980-84
Post 1984
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Disruptive Innovation and Regulation
Innovation and Norms: Identifying Social Needs
Disruptive technologies can highlight laws that require reform
Disruptive innovations requires careful, cautious management by law reformers
Regulating disruptive innovations
Chapter 8: The Principles at Work
The Disruptive Internet
Artificial Intelligence: Disruptive Innovation or not?
Applying the Principles
Conclusion
Chapter 9: Final Thoughts.