Here's a list of past attempts to control the internet: The Commercial Felony Streaming Act. Makes illegal streaming a felony recently: https://en.wikipedia.or

Here's a list of past attempts to control the internet: The Commercial Felony Streaming Act. Makes illegal streaming a felony recently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_S.978 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_S.978 Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act. It's an attempt to confiscate domain names legally. Now re-entered as PROTECT-IP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combating_Online_Infringement_and_Counterfeits_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combating_Online_Infringement_... Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Not a bill but an international discussion behind closed doors rumoured to get foreign governments to adopt three strikes, etc. USA says details can't be released due to 'national security reasons': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agre... DMCA. There's no protection for people who wish to share music freely as civil judges ask "How much damages did you suffer when <abusive company> took your free music down?" and many USA attorneys refuse to touch DMCA abuses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_A... There's still more.