RE: [soac-mapo] Parting shots from the US government

[Milton L Mueller <mueller@xxxxxxx>]

> 
> This is very bad example for our (Russian) parliament / power
> enforcement. Because for many years we've been telling them
> stories about civilized world, technical difficulties and
> acceptable practices of self-regulation of internet
> community.
> Russia is not the country of information freedom at
> traditional media. The internet is the last bastion.
> 

Yes, this is one of the worst aspects of the law, to my mind: the example it 
sets for the rest of the world. If the U.S. does it, many, many governments 
will claim "why can't we?" Ironically, at the same time the USG is initiating a 
proceeding on impediments to the free flow of information (see below). I wonder 
if the right hand knows what the left is doing. 

> As a follow up to Secretary Locke's announcement last week,
> http://www.commerce.gov/blog/2010/09/23/secretary-locke-announces-
> initiative-keep-internet-open-innovation-and-trade-cyberse
>    The Notice of Inquiry is posted on the Federal Register.
> http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/09/29/2010-24385/global-
> free-flow-of-information-on-the-internet#p-4
> 
> The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force is examining 
> issues related to the global free flow of information on the Internet.
> Specifically, the Department seeks public comment from all 
> stakeholders, including the commercial, academic, and civil society 
> sectors, on government policies that restrict information flows on the 
> Internet.


Milton Mueller
Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
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