[x-pubpol] USA: Democrats Officially Adopt "Internet Freedom" As Part Of Their Party Platform

[Joly MacFie]

[Later the articvle notes that there is no mention of Net Neutrality,
something the Dems pushed in 2008. One might say that the current "wider
view" is more in line with ISOC's longstanding policies.]


http://techpresident.com/news/22807/democrats-officially-adopt-internet-freedom-part-its-party-platform

BY SARAH LAI STIRLAND <http://techpresident.com/blog/76848> | Tuesday,
September 4 2012

As expected<http://techpresident.com/news/22788/internet-freedom-joins-healthcare-and-education-both-parties-court-tech-vote>,
Democrats this week released language for their 2012 party
platform<http://www.democrats.org/democratic-national-platform> that
expresses support for the concept of "Internet freedom." Yet while the
party reached out to its tech constituency, it also sought to make clear to
its deep-pocketed constituents in Southern California that "freedom"
doesn't mean a free-for-all when it comes to respecting intellectual
property rights online.

"The Obama administration has led the world to recognize and defend
Internet freedom -- the freedom of expression, assembly, and association
online for people everywhere -- through coalitions of countries and by
empowering individuals with innovative technologies," reads the platform
language. "The administration has built partnerships to support an Internet
that is secure and reliable and that is respectful of U.S. intellectual
property, free flow of information and privacy."

The platform also addresses the concerns expressed by policymakers earlier
this year about efforts to use a United Nations agency to shift control of
the Internet closer to the reach of world governments:

"To preserve the Internet as a platform for commerce, debate, learning and
innovation in the 21st century, we successfully negotiated international
Internet policymaking principles, support the current multi-stakeholder
approach to Internet governance, and oppose the extension of
intergovernmental controls over the Internet."


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