Comments on: Cyber-Libertarianism: The Case for Real Internet Freedom http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Sun, 27 May 2012 20:03:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: My Blog http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-75398 My Blog Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:32:10 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-75398 <p>[...] have the free will to do as they please on-line with as minimal regulation, if any, as possible (Thierer and Szoka). On the other hand, industries believe they can step up and handle the radical medium we have all [...]</p> [...] have the free will to do as they please on-line with as minimal regulation, if any, as possible (Thierer and Szoka). On the other hand, industries believe they can step up and handle the radical medium we have all [...]

]]> By: Truth or Lies (Part 3) « or-bits.com Blog http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-75222 Truth or Lies (Part 3) « or-bits.com Blog Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:49:08 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-75222 <p>[...] are all familiar with the optimistic ideologies of cyber-libertarianism.  This new online space reduces hierarchies, and creates a freer, more equal world – [...]</p> [...] are all familiar with the optimistic ideologies of cyber-libertarianism.  This new online space reduces hierarchies, and creates a freer, more equal world – [...]

]]> By: Cyber-Libertarianism: The Case for Real Internet Freedom- Adam Thierer (August 12, 2009) « emsblog43 http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-75112 Cyber-Libertarianism: The Case for Real Internet Freedom- Adam Thierer (August 12, 2009) « emsblog43 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:24:00 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-75112 <p>[...] http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/ [...]</p> [...] http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/ [...]

]]> By: Thoughts on Cleland’s “Search & Destroy” & Cyber-Conservatism http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-74915 Thoughts on Cleland’s “Search & Destroy” & Cyber-Conservatism Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:57:27 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-74915 <p>[...] emerging “cyber-conservative” vision that aims to counter both “cyber-progressive” and “cyber-libertarian” schools of [...]</p> [...] emerging “cyber-conservative” vision that aims to counter both “cyber-progressive” and “cyber-libertarian” schools of [...]

]]> By: Emord’s “Freedom, Technology and the First Amendment” Turns 20 http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-74663 Emord’s “Freedom, Technology and the First Amendment” Turns 20 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:59:39 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-74663 <p>[...] Emord’s book is the perfect antidote to such misguided thinking. If you care about the First Amendment and the continuing fight for freedom of speech and technological freedom, I beg you to read Freedom, Technology and the First Amendment. It’s as fresh and important today as it was 20 years ago.  A wide range of current policy tech policy debates will ultimately be decided by the courts, and which theory of the First Amendment guides them will make all the difference for the future of our digital society and real Internet freedom. [...]</p> [...] Emord’s book is the perfect antidote to such misguided thinking. If you care about the First Amendment and the continuing fight for freedom of speech and technological freedom, I beg you to read Freedom, Technology and the First Amendment. It’s as fresh and important today as it was 20 years ago.  A wide range of current policy tech policy debates will ultimately be decided by the courts, and which theory of the First Amendment guides them will make all the difference for the future of our digital society and real Internet freedom. [...]

]]> By: The internet and the framework for utopia | Polyology http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-74493 The internet and the framework for utopia | Polyology Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:59:44 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-74493 <p>[...] could be organized in a similar way to Robert Nozick’s framework for utopia (see here and here). As Thierer writes, this would be an internet [...]</p> [...] could be organized in a similar way to Robert Nozick’s framework for utopia (see here and here). As Thierer writes, this would be an internet [...]

]]> By: Code is law, except when it’s not « netizen of the world http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-74476 Code is law, except when it’s not « netizen of the world Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:43:44 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-74476 <p>[...] far so good for cyber-libertarians, but in Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace (and in the 2006 revision, which is the one I read), [...]</p> [...] far so good for cyber-libertarians, but in Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace (and in the 2006 revision, which is the one I read), [...]

]]> By: What Cablegate tells us about cyber-conservatism http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-72085 What Cablegate tells us about cyber-conservatism Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:10:16 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-72085 <p>[...] a year ago Adam Thierer and Berin Szoka penned an essay seeking to define the contours of cyber-libertarianism, and they drew a contrast with the digital [...]</p> [...] a year ago Adam Thierer and Berin Szoka penned an essay seeking to define the contours of cyber-libertarianism, and they drew a contrast with the digital [...]

]]> By: El Oso » Archive » Internet Governance in Latin America, Part I http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-70941 El Oso » Archive » Internet Governance in Latin America, Part I Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:04:06 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-70941 <p>[...] internet began with a strong culture of what would come to be called cyber-libertarianism. The whole story is documented in detail in Fred Turner’s From Counterculture to [...]</p> [...] internet began with a strong culture of what would come to be called cyber-libertarianism. The whole story is documented in detail in Fred Turner’s From Counterculture to [...]

]]> By: Is the Internet?s Future in Jeopardy? « Political News Online http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-70734 Is the Internet?s Future in Jeopardy? « Political News Online Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:01:21 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-70734 <p>[...] touched on a number of important tech policy topics, and I highly recommend giving the show a listen (download the MP3 here) if you’re interested in hearing the insights of two very thoughtful scholars and critics of cyber-libertarianism. [...]</p> [...] touched on a number of important tech policy topics, and I highly recommend giving the show a listen (download the MP3 here) if you’re interested in hearing the insights of two very thoughtful scholars and critics of cyber-libertarianism. [...]

]]> By: Is the Internet’s Future in Jeopardy? | OpenMarket.org http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-70721 Is the Internet’s Future in Jeopardy? | OpenMarket.org Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:09:03 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-70721 <p>[...] Last week, I had the pleasure of discussing net neutrality with James Boyle, a Duke Law Professor and the co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain, and Paul Jones, the director of ibiblio, on WUNC’s The State of Things radio program. Our hour-long discussion touched on a number of important tech policy topics, and I highly recommend giving the show a listen (download the MP3 here) if you’re interested in hearing the insights of two very thoughtful scholars and critics of cyber-libertarianism. [...]</p> [...] Last week, I had the pleasure of discussing net neutrality with James Boyle, a Duke Law Professor and the co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain, and Paul Jones, the director of ibiblio, on WUNC’s The State of Things radio program. Our hour-long discussion touched on a number of important tech policy topics, and I highly recommend giving the show a listen (download the MP3 here) if you’re interested in hearing the insights of two very thoughtful scholars and critics of cyber-libertarianism. [...]

]]> By: Jamie Boyle & Paul Jones on the Open Internet, Generativity, and Competition http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-70719 Jamie Boyle & Paul Jones on the Open Internet, Generativity, and Competition Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:03:06 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-70719 <p>[...] Last week, I had the pleasure of discussing net neutrality with James Boyle, a Duke Law Professor and the co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain, and Paul Jones, the director of ibiblio, on WUNC’s The State of Things radio program. Our hour-long discussion touched on a number of important tech policy topics, and I highly recommend giving the show a listen (download the MP3 here) if you’re interested in hearing the insights of two very thoughtful scholars and critics of cyber-libertarianism. [...]</p> [...] Last week, I had the pleasure of discussing net neutrality with James Boyle, a Duke Law Professor and the co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain, and Paul Jones, the director of ibiblio, on WUNC’s The State of Things radio program. Our hour-long discussion touched on a number of important tech policy topics, and I highly recommend giving the show a listen (download the MP3 here) if you’re interested in hearing the insights of two very thoughtful scholars and critics of cyber-libertarianism. [...]

]]> By: Some Thoughts on Rob Atkinson’s Who’s Who in Internet Politics http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-70706 Some Thoughts on Rob Atkinson’s Who’s Who in Internet Politics Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:56:44 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-70706 <p>[...] with Internet exceptionalism.  I’ve pointed out the distinction between the two in this essay with Berin Szoka.  We note that Internet exceptionalists are essentially first cousins to [...]</p> [...] with Internet exceptionalism.  I’ve pointed out the distinction between the two in this essay with Berin Szoka.  We note that Internet exceptionalists are essentially first cousins to [...]

]]> By: Don’t Miss the Concurring Opinions Symposium about Zittrain’s Future of the Internet http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-70419 Don’t Miss the Concurring Opinions Symposium about Zittrain’s Future of the Internet Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:06:37 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-70419 <p>[...] a bona fide philosophical movement within those circles. Code was both a polemic against both cyber-libertarianism and Internet exceptionalism as well as a sort of call-to-arms for a new Net activist movement. The book gave this movement its [...]</p> [...] a bona fide philosophical movement within those circles. Code was both a polemic against both cyber-libertarianism and Internet exceptionalism as well as a sort of call-to-arms for a new Net activist movement. The book gave this movement its [...]

]]> By: Two Paradoxes of Privacy Regulation http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-70123 Two Paradoxes of Privacy Regulation Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:40:19 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-70123 <p>[...] a cyber-libertarian, I’ve been lucky enough to work with people of all ideological stripes in pursuit of various [...]</p> [...] a cyber-libertarian, I’ve been lucky enough to work with people of all ideological stripes in pursuit of various [...]

]]> By: | 2010 http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-68437 | 2010 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:05:39 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-68437 <p>[...] Cyber-Libertarianism: The Case for Real Internet Freedom [...]</p> [...] Cyber-Libertarianism: The Case for Real Internet Freedom [...]

]]> By: Celebrating 5,000 Posts on the Technology Liberation Front Since 2004! http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-67726 Celebrating 5,000 Posts on the Technology Liberation Front Since 2004! Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:14:10 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-67726 <p>[...] whether it was worth putting together a blog dedicated to covering Internet-related issues from a cyber-libertarian perspective.  The model I had in mind was a “Volokh Conspiracy for Tech Issues,” if you will. I wanted to [...]</p> [...] whether it was worth putting together a blog dedicated to covering Internet-related issues from a cyber-libertarian perspective.  The model I had in mind was a “Volokh Conspiracy for Tech Issues,” if you will. I wanted to [...]

]]> By: The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-67399 The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:30:52 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-67399 <p><strong>Two Cheers for the Treasury Department on Internet Freedom!...</strong></p> <p>The Treasury Department today announced that it would grant the State Department's December request (see the Iran letter here) for a waiver from U.S. embargoes that would allow Iranians, Sudanese and Cubanese to download "free mass market software .....</p> Two Cheers for the Treasury Department on Internet Freedom!…

The Treasury Department today announced that it would grant the State Department’s December request (see the Iran letter here) for a waiver from U.S. embargoes that would allow Iranians, Sudanese and Cubanese to download “free mass market software …..

]]> By: FCC’s Genachowski Promises He’s Not Out to Regulate Net, New Media « Internet Freedom Coalition http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-66827 FCC’s Genachowski Promises He’s Not Out to Regulate Net, New Media « Internet Freedom Coalition Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:02:55 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-66827 <p>[...] step back and consider that, back in 1996, Congress decided to enshrine in law the principle that the Internet is different from traditional media: Apart from an ill-considered effort to censor online indecency and [...]</p> [...] step back and consider that, back in 1996, Congress decided to enshrine in law the principle that the Internet is different from traditional media: Apart from an ill-considered effort to censor online indecency and [...]

]]> By: FCC’s Genachowski Promises He’s Not Out to Regulate Net, New Media http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-66493 FCC’s Genachowski Promises He’s Not Out to Regulate Net, New Media Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:16:56 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-66493 <p>[...] a step back and consider that, back in 1996, Congress decided to enshrine in law the principle that the Internet is different from traditional media: Apart from an ill-considered effort to censor online indecency and [...]</p> [...] a step back and consider that, back in 1996, Congress decided to enshrine in law the principle that the Internet is different from traditional media: Apart from an ill-considered effort to censor online indecency and [...]

]]> By: Another Sky-is-Falling Zittrain Editorial — Technology Liberation Front http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-66396 Another Sky-is-Falling Zittrain Editorial — Technology Liberation Front Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:20:29 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-66396 <p>[...] Cyber-Libertarianism: The Case for Real Internet Freedom (8/12/09) [...]</p> [...] Cyber-Libertarianism: The Case for Real Internet Freedom (8/12/09) [...]

]]> By: Google & Openness: Allows Adblocking Extensions in Chrome — Technology Liberation Front http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-64535 Google & Openness: Allows Adblocking Extensions in Chrome — Technology Liberation Front Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:04:47 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-64535 <p>[...] of cookies from data-collectors to whose privacy practices you might object. As Adam and I have said repeatedly, such granularity of control is a good thing and would move us closer towards the “ideal [...]</p> [...] of cookies from data-collectors to whose privacy practices you might object. As Adam and I have said repeatedly, such granularity of control is a good thing and would move us closer towards the “ideal [...]

]]> By: LoD named one of Ten Most Important Info-Tech Policy Books of 2009! | Larry Downes http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-64282 LoD named one of Ten Most Important Info-Tech Policy Books of 2009! | Larry Downes Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:59:03 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-64282 <p>[...] and Freedom Foundation, called the book “the closest thing you will find to a genuine cyber-libertarian manifesto these days,” and concludes his review, “I highly recommended The Laws of Disruption and [...]</p> [...] and Freedom Foundation, called the book “the closest thing you will find to a genuine cyber-libertarian manifesto these days,” and concludes his review, “I highly recommended The Laws of Disruption and [...]

]]> By: The 10 Most Important Info-Tech Policy Books of 2009 — Technology Liberation Front http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-64187 The 10 Most Important Info-Tech Policy Books of 2009 — Technology Liberation Front Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:04:12 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-64187 <p>[...] much with which to disagree in my picks for the most important books of 2009 and I find that the cyber-libertarianism I subscribe to has very few fans out [...]</p> [...] much with which to disagree in my picks for the most important books of 2009 and I find that the cyber-libertarianism I subscribe to has very few fans out [...]

]]> By: Search the TLF from Your Firefox Search Box! — Technology Liberation Front http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-63781 Search the TLF from Your Firefox Search Box! — Technology Liberation Front Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:42:05 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-63781 <p>[...] free-market, market-oriented, skeptical, bottom-up, decentralist, cyber-libertarian, and/or Internet-exceptionalist perspectives on technology, communications, media and Internet [...]</p> [...] free-market, market-oriented, skeptical, bottom-up, decentralist, cyber-libertarian, and/or Internet-exceptionalist perspectives on technology, communications, media and Internet [...]

]]> By: Oh Farts! The Droid, the iPhone & the Lessig-Zittrain Thesis — Technology Liberation Front http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-63459 Oh Farts! The Droid, the iPhone & the Lessig-Zittrain Thesis — Technology Liberation Front Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:13:20 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-63459 <p>[...] public philosopher kings stepped in to save our poor souls. Code was the Old Testament of cyber-collectivism. The New Testament arrived last year with Zittrain’s The Future of the Internet and How to [...]</p> [...] public philosopher kings stepped in to save our poor souls. Code was the Old Testament of cyber-collectivism. The New Testament arrived last year with Zittrain’s The Future of the Internet and How to [...]

]]> By: Apply for a Summer 2010 Google Policy Fellowship with PFF, CEI or Cato! — Technology Liberation Front http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-63442 Apply for a Summer 2010 Google Policy Fellowship with PFF, CEI or Cato! — Technology Liberation Front Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:33:39 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-63442 <p>[...] Google has just announced its 2010 Fellowships, open to students 18+ (as of January 1st, 2010) eligible to work U.S. Among the participating organizations are three think tanks home to TLFers:  The Progress & Freedom Foundation (Adam & I), the Competitive Enterprise Institute (Ryan Radia) and Cato (Jim Harper). Applications are due December 28th, 2009, so apply today to help us in the fight for real Internet freedom! [...]</p> [...] Google has just announced its 2010 Fellowships, open to students 18+ (as of January 1st, 2010) eligible to work U.S. Among the participating organizations are three think tanks home to TLFers:  The Progress & Freedom Foundation (Adam & I), the Competitive Enterprise Institute (Ryan Radia) and Cato (Jim Harper). Applications are due December 28th, 2009, so apply today to help us in the fight for real Internet freedom! [...]

]]> By: Finnishing What the Finns Started: EU Adopts a “Right” to Broadband — Technology Liberation Front http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-63360 Finnishing What the Finns Started: EU Adopts a “Right” to Broadband — Technology Liberation Front Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:35:15 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-63360 <p>[...] broadband connection. That sort of entitlement is pure cyber-collectivism. Cyber-libertarianism recognize instead that: true “Internet freedom” is freedom from state action; not freedom for the State [...]</p> [...] broadband connection. That sort of entitlement is pure cyber-collectivism. Cyber-libertarianism recognize instead that: true “Internet freedom” is freedom from state action; not freedom for the State [...]

]]> By: Google’s Privacy Dashboard: Another Major Step Forward in User Empowerment & Transparency — Technology Liberation Front http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-63341 Google’s Privacy Dashboard: Another Major Step Forward in User Empowerment & Transparency — Technology Liberation Front Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:19:26 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-63341 <p>[...] and the many benefits enjoyed by Internet users from sharing their data, Adam Thierer and I have argued for that “household standards” set by individuals should trump “community [...]</p> [...] and the many benefits enjoyed by Internet users from sharing their data, Adam Thierer and I have argued for that “household standards” set by individuals should trump “community [...]

]]> By: “Internet Freedom”: How Statists Corrupt Our Language — Technology Liberation Front http://techliberation.com/2009/08/12/cyber-libertarianism-the-case-for-real-internet-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-63196 “Internet Freedom”: How Statists Corrupt Our Language — Technology Liberation Front Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:57:29 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=20029#comment-63196 <p>[...] generalities” ending in “-y” Orwell would have denounced) would be the death of real Internet Freedom, which requires a strict “Separation of Web and [...]</p> [...] generalities” ending in “-y” Orwell would have denounced) would be the death of real Internet Freedom, which requires a strict “Separation of Web and [...]

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