As much as we all value the wise and well-proportioned use and strength of governmental institutions there are signs that they have realized the impact of the modern world, unfolding around them. Wow. They have noticed us.
Can they and should they control the Internet? Well, the Internet is a mirror image of the world with all of its good and its bad sides. So if it comes to policing unlawful acts such as spam or financial transfers of dubious nature probably most of the community accept this as their right to do so. But how far and to which extent should that go? You cannot ration oxygen because there are criminals that breathe it, right?
Interestingly enough European countries have traditionally tended to decrease liberty and to curb innovation through legal governmental action. In the US a court just ruled out FCC, who actually wanted to control the providers from deciding on how to weighten broadband connections. Interesting coverage of that case can be found at NYtimes online at http://ow.ly/1vuRh .
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
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