House Panel Backs 'Internet Freedom' Legislation

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @10:19AM from the for-select-brands-of-freedom-only dept.

GovTechGuy writes "The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed legislation on Wednesday once again affirming the current management structure of the Web. In doing so, the lawmakers made one thing clear: the only government that should have its hands on the underpinnings of the Internet is the U.S. ' It affirms the importance of an Internet free from censorship and government control and codifies the existing management structure of the Internet. ... Notably, however, lawmakers dropped from the legislation the phrase “free from government control,” which had threatened to derail the April 11 markup by the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. ... [Democrats argued] it could undermine the U.S. government’s ability to enforce existing — or future — laws online.'"

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Re:Hey, the rest of the world by icebike · 2013-04-17 10:51 · Score: 3, Informative

They've already built up their own networks, and the protocols are open source and free for all.
This isn't about infrastructure, its about regulation.

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Re:Sad aint it... by t4ng* · 2013-04-17 11:30 · Score: 3, Informative

The US goverment is the least corrupt...
Citation please!
Spoiler: 13 other governments are less corrupt than the US