There is no clear definition of the term “Net Neutrality”. “The term was coined by law professor Tim Wu, however the idea can be traced back to the open access movement.lead by Lawrence Lessing. (Kramer, Jan, Lukas Wiewiorra, and Christof Weinhardt.) Some of the main reasons the “Net Neutrality” act was created are, the creation of bills designed to control piracy infringing on peoples writes and privacy, the lack of control over how laws are monitored and enforced, and Internet Service Providers creating new media services and preventing use of alternatives to their customers through their networks.
“The Internet is more than just the physical infrastructure over which it operates. It is a vibrant marketplace and an entirely new format for free expression, even a political landscape and a tool for free organization.”(About Net Neutrality) With this technology becoming more prominent in our modern lives, one can’t help but be concerned over the outcome of it’s well being. Over recent times, both in Canada, and the US new bills have been created to stop piracy, though the immediate idea of these bills has good meaning some of the ideas introduced in these bills infringe on peoples privacy and writes. In the US two bills drew the most attention, dubbed “SOPA” and “PIPA”. SOPA the “Stop Online Piracy Act” was designed “To promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U.
S. property, and for other purposes.” (U.S. Congress) PIPA the “Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act” a proposed law that’s purpose is “To prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes.”(S.
968) These tw. .tworks. (Reardon, Marguerite) Internet service providers making it a costly difficult chore for subscribers to access alternatives to piracy is one of the most prominent causes for the Net Neutrality Act. The internet is a technology that has changed modern civilization, and continues to change the the things we do, and how we communicate. The net neutrality act is set to defend its ability to do so.
Proposed piracy laws that infringe on peoples rights and privacy, inability to control how laws are monitored and prosecuted, and internet service providers limiting usage to cheap alternatives to piracy are some of the main causes of the Net Neutrality Act swelling so much in recent times. “When I invented the Web, I didn’t have to ask anyone’s permission. Now, hundreds of millions of people are using it freely. I am worried that that is going end.” (Berners-Lee, Tim)
