Freedom+of+the+Internet

=Who owns the internet?= BILL GATES...... nah thats wrong actually no one, owns the internet! internet relise on the phsyical infrastucture that connects netwroks to other networks. • Range of Freedom = =
 * anybody can access data
 * sharing/collaboration-P2P
 * Unlimited resoucres
 * Copyright
 * Service
 * Proganada

=Pros and Cons=


 * inappropriate sites
 * illegal downloads
 * Copyright
 * Cyber thieves
 * Gathering information
 * Plagiarism

=Who controls the Internet??=

BILL GATES.... GOTTCHA AGAIN!!!!.... coporations and governments have a say about the way the internet is run. what sets if apart is the smalll degree of control they're able to exercise, and the fat that so many corporations and governments are involved that none of them individually has much power. =Censorhsip with CHINA and the Uk=

=THE UK= 8in relation to regulation of internet content, the White Paper states that reearch suggests people want tools that help them control what they and their children will see on the internet, "rather than third party regulation" and that government and industry partnership provides the best approach.
 * 19032 websites inaccessible inside china
 * filtering system to prevent delievery of offending information. the banned sites include Western news outlets, taiwanese commentary sites, anti-China dissisent sites and sexualy explict sites.
 * under the new rules, general portal sites must install security programs to screen and copy all e-mail messages sent or recieved by users. Those containing 'sensitive materials' must be turned over to authorities.
 * providers are also responsible for erasing all prohibited content posted on their websites, including online chat rooms and bulletin boards.
 * the new rules include a long list of banned content prohibiting writings that reveal state secrets, hurt China's reputation or advocate the overthrow of communism, ethnic separatism or 'evil cults'.
 * Pornograpghy and violence are also prohibited.
 * the UK has not enacted censorship legislation specific to the internet and appears to have no intention of doing so.
 * internet users to regulate their own internet experience, or that of their children, by using rating and filtering systems.
 * the governemnt sees enormous benefits in promoting new media, especially the internet. but it is improtant that there are effective ways of tracking illegal material on the internet and that users are aware of the tools available, such as rating and filtering systems, that help them control what they and their children will see on the internet.
 * "when the IWF (internet watch foundation) rec ieves a report, it reviews the material and decides whether it is potentially illegal. if it is, it then tries to determine the origin of the material and notifies the UK police or appropriate overseas law enforcement agency...

=Government control=
 * hides the truth
 * changing history or twisting facts
 * no privacy
 * limited resources

REULTS