[kictanet] End of free Internet

[robert yawe]

Hi,

The demonstration by Wikipedia is the beginning of the end of free internet access, if I was Dr. Ndemo I would make sure that the open data is brought back home asap otherwise we shall either be paying to access our own data or have it blocked away from us.

Regards

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 From: Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo at gmail.com>
To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk 
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 9:19
Subject: [kictanet] Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge
 

Hey Listers,

Wikipedia has blacked out its English Website as part of a campaign to stop the US House of Representatives and Senate from passing legislation (SOPA and PROTECT IT respectively) which may harm the free and open Internet and inhibit people's access to information online.
 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page 

It is interesting to note that while the US has been at the forefront of opposing Chinese censorship of the internet, it is now considering legislation that makes it not so different from the Chinese. 

-- 

Victor Kapiyo, LL.B
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