[Stevieboy]

Coming soon: Everyone will be required to apply for a license to use the Internet because it’s a privilege, not a right, and governments everywhere could really use the cash to teach us all how to distinguish between good content and bad.

[ShadowAce]

Everyone will be required to apply for a license to use the Internet because it’s a privilege, not a right,

The British already require a license to *own* a TV.

[happinesswithoutpeace]

Didn’t Howard Dean already propose something like that here in the US? (not kidding)

[Stoat]

Coming soon: Everyone will be required to apply for a license to use the Internet because it’s a privilege, not a right, and governments everywhere could really use the cash to teach us all how to distinguish between good content and bad.
 

So then when The UK Times newspaper offers a free MP3 download...and in order to obtain that download I am forced to supply an email address....and when I supply a fake email address because I don't want to be spammed, have I broken the law because I've "subverted the legal acquisition process" ?

And when I put that same mp3 file up on the Bit Torrent network or share it via another P2P, have I also broken the law?

[TalonDJ]

Coming soon: Everyone will be required to apply for a license to use the Internet because it’s a privilege, not a right, and

You do realize that in the UK you already have to have a license just to own a TV or a radio? Even if the TV is not hooked up to cable or an antenna and is only used for videos you still need a license to have it.