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originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: worldstarcountry
The only impact I can see on "free speech" would be in the issuing of new domain names. But, I'm not sure how that could influence free speech unless there would be new regulation regarding requirements for registration.
Or, are people saying that the US is really liberal about that sort of thing and the UN would be less so?
the USA invented the internet back in the early 1960's.
originally posted by: alldaylong
a reply to: Informer1958
the USA invented the internet back in the early 1960's.
They didn't invent The World Wide Web though.
originally posted by: pl3bscheese
originally posted by: alldaylong
a reply to: Informer1958
the USA invented the internet back in the early 1960's.
They didn't invent The World Wide Web though.
The technology came out of US military, private corporations, and computer scientists working at US universities. Peering first appeared in the US. We invented it.
Already, millions of computers were being connected together through the fast-developing Internet and Berners-Lee realised they could share information by exploiting an emerging technology called hypertext.
Tim also wrote the first Web page editor/browser (“WorldWideWeb.app”) and thefirst Web server (“httpd“).
47 USC §904. General administrative provisions
(d) Reorganization
(1) Authority to reorganize
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may reassign to another unit of the Department of Commerce a function (or portion thereof) required to be assigned to the NTIA by section 902(b) of this title.
(2) Limitation on authority
The Secretary may not make any reassignment of a function (or portion thereof) required to be assigned to the NTIA by section 902(b) of this title unless the Secretary submits to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a statement describing the proposed reassignment and containing an explanation of the reasons for the reassignment. No reassignment of any such function (or portion thereof) shall be effective until 90 legislative days after the Secretary submits that statement to such Committees. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "legislative days" includes only days on which both Houses of Congress are in session.
(e) Limitation on solicitations
Notwithstanding section 1522 of title 15, neither the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary, nor any officer or employee of the NTIA shall solicit any gift or bequest of property, both real and personal, from any entity for the purpose of furthering the authorized functions of the NTIA if such solicitation would create a conflict of interest or an appearance of a conflict of interest.