A Digital Citizen's Bill of Rights 167
New submitter matt.a.f writes "Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has published a first-draft Internet Bill of Rights, and it's open for feedback. He wrote, 'While I do not have all the answers, the remarkable cooperation we witnessed in defense of an open Internet showed me three things. First, government is flying blind, interfering and regulating without understanding even the basics. Second, we have a rare opportunity to give government marching orders on how to treat the Internet, those who use it and the innovation it supports. And third, we must get to work immediately because our opponents are not giving up.' Given the value of taking an active approach agains prospective laws such as SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA, I think it's very important to try to spread awareness, participation, and encourage elected officials to support such things."
Government actually working for the people (Score:5, Funny)
This seems to be the twilight zone. An politician taking a stand to help protect freedom. Wow.
Re:Government actually working for the people (Score:4, Funny)
I am actually waiting for a call from the red guy complaining that it's getting mighty cold.
Re:lol (Score:4, Funny)
Re:A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace (Score:5, Funny)
"You are terrified of your own children, since they are natives in a world where you will always be immigrants."
Says the Fetus who thinks that nobody was here when he got here. I've been ONLINE cince 1986 exploring UUNET before you were even though of. There are a lot of us old farts here that are the real natives, not you come later johnny's that think you own this place. Befoer you we had peace and harmony. We lived among and with the data... but YOU came along with your Goatse and your Hot Grits and disrupted the data. And now we look at what you have brought, us.... LOL cats, Facebook, and morons on Youtube.
Proud of yourself?
Re:A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace (Score:5, Funny)
Says the Fetus who thinks that nobody was here when he got here. I've been ONLINE cince 1986 exploring UUNET before you were even though of. There are a lot of us old farts here that are the real natives, not you come later johnny's that think you own this place.
The piece was written, if the basic facts of Wikipedia are correct, in 1996 by somebody who is now age 64 and:
"In 1986, Barlow joined The WELL online community, then known for a strong Deadhead presence. He served on the company's board of directors for several years. In 1990, Barlow founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) along with fellow digital-rights activists John Gilmore and Mitch Kapor. As a founder of EFF, Barlow helped publicize the Secret Service raid on Steve Jackson Games."
Get off his lawn.