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Why an internet 'bill of rights' will never work, and what's more important

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    Kent Sharkey
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    TechRepublic[^]:

    Tim Berners-Lee recently called on the internet to adopt a bill of rights for the world wide web. It sounds wonderful in theory, but here is why it will never work, and why that's okay.

    "Know your rights. These are your rights, all three of them!"

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      TechRepublic[^]:

      Tim Berners-Lee recently called on the internet to adopt a bill of rights for the world wide web. It sounds wonderful in theory, but here is why it will never work, and why that's okay.

      "Know your rights. These are your rights, all three of them!"

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      Swab Jat
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      Any laws requires enforcers. Next thing you know is a lot of "monitoring", "moderation" in name of "protection".

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        Any laws requires enforcers. Next thing you know is a lot of "monitoring", "moderation" in name of "protection".

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        Kent Sharkey
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        Yeah, and interpretation. That way leads to (more) madness.

        TTFN - Kent

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          TechRepublic[^]:

          Tim Berners-Lee recently called on the internet to adopt a bill of rights for the world wide web. It sounds wonderful in theory, but here is why it will never work, and why that's okay.

          "Know your rights. These are your rights, all three of them!"

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          Vivi Chellappa
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          You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you by certain Federal agencies who are accountable to no one. Now, do you understand your rights?

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