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Take some notes of Freedom of Press for the Freedom of Internet. The counterarguments can be simpler than you think; Senator, would you prefer ineffectively b
by Joakal 15y ago
Take some notes of Freedom of Press for the Freedom of Internet.
The counterarguments can be simpler than you think;
Senator, would you prefer ineffectively blocking child pornography that paedophiles can work around or allowing children the chance to innovate and communicate freely for their future?
Senator, would you prefer ineffectively blocking occasional terrorism that will piss off terrorists or allowing political discussions freely?
Senator, would you prefer blocking piracy or allowing anyone to share their content freely? DMCA cracks down on this; a catch-22 that the creator must sell it to claim damages against DMCA notice abusers unless the police charge them with perjury. Not to mention that the notice is scary not only to creator but to other people wishing to re-share. The DMCA does not discriminate against non-commercial sharing.
Here's a good history of anti-Internet measures by USA: http://www.rense.com/general85/net.htm http://www.rense.com/general85/net.htm
Here's Australia's version: http://libertus.net/moreinfo.html http://libertus.net/moreinfo.html
- DanielBMarkham 15y agoInteresting. Thanks. I liked this thread so much I wrote a blog entry on it. I think it's something we should start talking about a lot more seriously. The time is getting very late. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3464227 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3464227