Thierer, Adam. "15 Years On, President Clinton's 5 Principles for Internet Policy Remain the Perfect Paradigm." Forbes, February 12, 2012.
From the article: "What principles should guide Internet policy? Fifteen years ago, the Clinton Administration proposed a paradigm for how cyberspace should be governed that remains the most succinct articulation of a pro-liberty, market-oriented vision for cyberspace ever penned. It recommended that we rely on civil society, contractual negotiations, voluntary agreements, and ongoing marketplace experiments to solve information age problems. In essence, they were recommending a high-tech Hippocratic oath: First, do no harm (to the Internet).
Unfortunately, most governments across the globe—including ours here in the U.S.—are increasingly taking a very different approach. …Can we recommit ourselves to President Clinton’s principles for Net governance and renew the push for cyber-liberty? Many will say it’s an exercise in futility because lawmakers—prodded by regulatory activists, academics, and special interests—will continue to clamor for more and more intervention to solve all those pet issues." Read more
