Life Behind the Great Firewall  Wednesday, January 11, 2012  As
Congress debates what sounds like a horrendous Internet
regulation bill, it is worth considering, in real, concrete
terms, what having an unrestricted Internet really means. Rather
than, perhaps, appreciating what we had only after losing it, we
could consider what life is like for those who already don't
have it. Someone living in China notes that lots of things we
are beginning to take for granted (but would be hard-pressed to
see ourselves doing without) just aren't there:   Don Chow ends
with a warning and what amounts to a prediction: I know SOPA
doesn't imply that all of this would happen in the US. But it
certainly feels like a step towards this sort of restriction,
and sets a dangerous precedent.  ... These restrictions here
haven't slowed down pirating a single bit. Private intellectual
property and freedom of speech are both crucial for the
prosperous, technologically-advanced civilization we now enjoy.
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