EFF Petition

[Fephisto]

For those who haven’t seen it:

http://www.internetdeclaration.org/freedom

In particular, the petition is for the following:

Declaration

We stand for a free and open Internet.

We support transparent and participatory processes for making Internet policy and the establishment of five basic principles:

• Expression: Don’t censor the Internet.
• Access: Promote universal access to fast and affordable networks.
• Openness: Keep the Internet an open network where everyone is free to connect, communicate, write, read, watch, speak, listen, learn, create and innovate.
• Innovation: Protect the freedom to innovate and create without permission. Don’t block new technologies, and don’t punish innovators for their users’ actions.
• Privacy: Protect privacy and defend everyone’s ability to control how their data and devices are used.

I agree with it, except for maybe the second point “access” on a pragmatic ground. In the sense that I could see this petition being used to ostensibly pass legislation to make the internet “more accessible”, which will inevitably be lobbied by those who want to induce regulatory capture to do the exact opposite.