The gravely flawed principles of the initial 2005 Policy Statement, now being promulgated by
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as the 2010 Order on Preserving
the Free and Open Internet, claimed to enshrine the open and interconnected
public Internet and uphold individuals’ ability to access the lawful content
of their choice …and…connect their choice of legal devices.
Statements like this have the effect (perhaps unintended,
but likely not) of improperly conflating political freedoms and
contractual/economic freedoms, while potentially undermining all.
Rights, of course, describe the relation of an individual
to the state, not to a commercial vendor.
Be that as it may, commerce is not a threat to democracy
or the free flow of ideas; it is the enabler.
Consumer choice is created by, not threatened by, the
existence of the producer.....To Read More....
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