| Mr Khan said: Content control of cable networks is at least possible. Content control of the internet? Significantly less so. As we've seen even when there have been crackdowns on X or Y (like when the Mangakas and Japanese Publishers lashed out at the Scanlation websites), you can always retreat to the IRCs. Major content control of the internet would be a futile effort in any possible endeavor |
I really don't see why not. You don't need to have complete control in order to have effective control. Even spotty enforcement would have a chilling effect. There's not a very good chance of any given filesharer being sued by the RIAA, but it sucks ass if you're in the 0.0001% of those who are. Similarly, not all child pornographers are caught, but everyone who is involved runs the risk.
It's not something I want to see the government ever involved in doing, and it's definitely not a power any regulatory body should be granting itself. The internet has done swimmingly so far, precisely because the government has largely stayed out of it.
