Monday, November 17, 2003
Democratic candidates should pledge an open Internet
Dave Winer is calling on leading Democratic hopefuls -- who have, one and all, turned to the Internet as their primary organizing and fundraising tool -- to pledge to keep the Internet free and open, opposing the Broadcast Flag and other measures that break end-to-end and compromise freedom and innovation.
Both Clark and Dean have raised prodigious amounts of money on the Internet. Now, how about using that money to keep the Internet free. And even better if Dean and Clark make a joint statement about this, that no matter who gets nominated, they will work to fight control of the Internet by the media companies. The Democratic Party has a very spotty record on support of the Internet. By making the statement in unison, that would change, overnight, the political balance.Link
posted by Cory Doctorow at 03:59:15 PM permalink | Other blogs' comments
