Determining who can use what belongs to everyone.

The internet is a public domain controlled by the private interests of companies who claim to own the public online world, therefore being able to charge money for access to its’ networks.

Net neutrality was designed to help eliminate any conflict between service providers and the accessibility of other networks. However, there are still many problems with accessing the internet and the availability of some content. There are issues connected to not only the service providers allowing access to certain content, but also with the copyright laws attached to the uploaded content. With net neutrality, everyone is supposed to have to same ability to access the same content on webpages, and file share at their own will. The only problem with this is that people are trying to access sites that may need to be additionally paid for or they are sharing files that are protected by copyright laws.

Public and private interests are being controlled and censored by both copyright holders, and the service providers. There is no longer freedom of the internet. It is owned and controlled by those who had no part in making, but those who can dish out the most money to reserve the rights to distribute it. There are now limitations of freedoms to make and post what you desire. You have to watch out for either copyright laws searching to make their next buck, or service providers looking to empty out your wallet in order for you to have the rights to access the information everyone should have the freedom to know.

It is unknown to me why it is OK to tape a television show and watch it as many times over as desired, however, when you try to access the same show online, it is either nowhere to be found or you must pay to view it. The internet is controlling freedoms we used to have.

The internet as part of our culture had been adapted into a necessity of daily life. We used to think we were able to explore and find information at will, however, walls and barriers have been put up within the networks and what used to be free culture, or so we thought, is indeed not free at all but chaperoned.