Internet censorship and governance is a key topic today, is our original
content being illegally downloaded? Organisations seeking to protect their
profits margins are going after the very downloaders today. We saw last year the backlash when the US
government tried to introduce the SOPA mandate. The stop online piracy act was
met with huge resistance from internet users from around the world and brought
forward the question again how much control should the government have
over the internet?
On the other hand according to professor David G.Post ‘It’s a worthwhile
goal; nobody can deny that there are an enormous number of such sites, that
many of them make a great deal of money by trampling on the legitimate rights
of copyright and trademark owners, and that the consequent damage to those
rights holders is substantial’ the idea that a government body could have
legitimate power for the first time over users action was a sharp wake up call
to the community as a whole. And as with most governments there services
rendered will go to the highest bidder.
It is clear that some interaction is needed
on the part of regulation; I believe that a completely transparent process/body
should be put in place. Favor should not be shown to one particular party. I.E
the entertainment industry.
The vast ocean that is the internet which we surf more or less freely
every day should be monitored to a certain extent. In terms of online
protection we have all heard of trolling, internet users abusing content and
content makers online. Well now Irish minister Pat Rabbitte wants to introduce
a law that will protect users from abuse online. (Claims that it is a form of self-defense for himself and his peers go unanswered,) How far they can go with this it yet to be seen.
The debate on E governance and corporation’s involvement will go on for
the foreseeable future so long as organisations profits are being plundered.
And that's the way it is. (for now)
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