Libertarian vs. Congress: Don’t regulate the Internet

26/02/2009

Rep. Ron Paul Lays the Smack Down on Internet Government Control. He tries in vain to convince his fellow congressmen that the government should not regulate the internet. Today the House started down this slippery slope by passing a bill that legislates Christian morality and bans online poker. 317 votes for “I don’t get the internet” verse 93 please keep the internet fair and free.

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25 Responses to “Libertarian vs. Congress: Don’t regulate the Internet”

  1. frodomcgee says:

    The best way to combat the mainstream media is to buy music, movies, magazines, and newspapers only from alternative media, independent studios, and record labels. Sell/trade any DVDs and CDs you have from the big 6 media conglomerates. Don’t use myspace or IGN which are owned by Fox. Give up a little so your kids don’t have to give up a lot.

  2. shanklinmike says:

    Impossible, nobody would put hard work and years into making music if the industry isn’t profitable.

  3. DJBrokenHigh says:

    Correction: POSSIBLE

    …so according to you. EVERYTHING we download from the Interenet should be legalize–.jpgs, .mp3s, etc. Why can’t you just look at what actual statistics have shown, these guys have only made it worse for artists, musicians, & consumers in being reliable in getting & selling music. This legislation has done nothing but make the music industry suffer & DRMs has made less & less people want to buy music.

    *continues*

  4. DJBrokenHigh says:

    The music industry will fall under its own weight just like Communism.

    As one user said: “The age of plastic golden records is no more, MP3s are the future, now anyonw can make them if they have the right music-making software.”

  5. shanklinmike says:

    What I am saying is that government regulation won’t work! I don’t want government regulation on the internet! Music would be something the government would use to take over the internet and then start abusing their power just like everything else. If someone has a copyright on their music then they have the right to stop the sell and use of their music….this is not government regulation, this is enforcment of property rights! The regulation we are talking about is much more than music!

  6. DJBrokenHigh says:

    1999 – Record sales boomed
    2000 – Record sales increase by 10%
    2001 – Record sales increase by 2%
    2002 – Record sales increase by 6%
    *** 2003 – US Congress approved of the DMCA in March***
    2004 – Record sales dropped by 10%
    2005 – Record sales dropped by 50%
    2006 – Record sales dropped 20% below national average.

    Hmm…I wonder why record sales are so low?

  7. DJBrokenHigh says:

    This redicules! Give me a Break! Eversince the DMCA was passed by US Congress record sales have been their lowest trough ever! I wonder what’s next huh? Will we have to pay to view .jpg or .gif images? People like you sicken me! Times have changed, & no anyone can make music! Putting these regulations on the consumers will only result in less & less people actually buying the music!

    Pay attention people! Paying for music has only resulted in less & less customers buying the music!

  8. shanklinmike says:

    Congress passed the DMCA in 1998, not 2003. Don’t get me wrong, the bill has some negative oligopolizing effects.

  9. DJBrokenHigh says:

    But wasn’t the DMCA updated in 2003? I remember John Stossel interviewing CEO Cary Sherman on 20/20 in March 2003—in his “Give Me A Break”. Still, whether it was the DMCA or not, it has devestated the entertainment industry. And to make matters worse, other countries are doing the same.

  10. DJBrokenHigh says:

    …I hate to break it to you, but those ideas will not save the mainstream media. Once you buy something, they will try to make you buy more & more. Music is sometimes inelastic, which means price will continue to go up even if more people buy it. These monoploy organizations don’t give a crap for the consumers.

    If you want to fight back against these Corruptables, you better speak with your State Representative to pass a legislation to repeal this law that is crippling the media.

  11. KARStarla says:

    Its ok for them to gamble with social security and lose the nations money. Its ok to gamble with the stock market or with other mens lives but a simple man cannot do with his labours what he wants if it harms no one?

    All theirs actually harm others not internet gambling and Im no gambler, I’m just for the rights of those who chose to though I dont agree either.

  12. opossumland5 says:

    freedom hating commies voted to give the FDA the power to regulate tobacco this is backdoor prohibition. I guess before long the only choice that will still be legal is abortion.

  13. jaymz315 says:

    ABOLISH THE STATE !

  14. LordyCyrus says:

    Idiotic statements like that are what make libertarianism so hard to defend at times. Although in an ideal world their would be no state the simple reality is that in the absence of government another group of powerful men would rise to power. Therefore even if we distrust the state and wish to minimize its powers one must still accept its presence in some form as a necessary evil.

  15. Knightsdivine says:

    I usually agree with Ron Paul, but on Net Neutrality I completely disagree. The internet is THE most important tool of freedom, and regulating it is unconstitutional.

  16. BTuna1 says:

    Um, thats Ron Paul’s position. Did you even understand what he was saying?

  17. FireNationDeathWish says:

    Ron Paul supporting internet regulations = end of the world. LOL

    You know Ron Paul wouldnt’ supprt that.

  18. Krivaka says:

    You know Ron Paul is against internet regulations right?

  19. saynotometro says:

    LOLTROLLED!

  20. thiagojlle says:

    go Ron!!

  21. AquarianAgeManifest says:

    I love how the only stuff on cspan worth posting is Ron Paul.

  22. treemania says:

    if they regulate the internet they’ll probably block all the ron paul videos lol

  23. MooseOfReason says:

    Thomas E. Woods Jr. is on C-SPAN sometimes.

  24. MooseOfReason says:

    Libertarian does not = anarchist.

  25. AquarianAgeManifest says:

    Aye, ya got me there. And sometimes other senators and congressmen say good things too. We need more of that. Thinking by intelligent people in power, I mean.

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