I really don't get HOW and WHY people want government regulations, the same government that is pushing for SOPA.
Opposing SOPA --> "I don't want corporations regulating the internet."
Supporting net neutrality --> "I don't want corporations regulating the internet."
They are identical positions: "hands off my internet".
Not all laws by the government are "regulation". Is making murder illegal the "regulation of killing", and thus murder "shouldn't be regulated"? No, that's absurd.
The idea touches on positive and negative rights[1]. Real world examples have shades of both, yet the principle remains: sometimes you want someone (particularly the government) to do something; other times you want them to not get involved. In a specific instance, both might be desired to further a single purpose.
Opposing SOPA --> "I don't want corporations regulating the internet."
Supporting net neutrality --> "I don't want corporations regulating the internet."
They are identical positions: "hands off my internet".
Not all laws by the government are "regulation". Is making murder illegal the "regulation of killing", and thus murder "shouldn't be regulated"? No, that's absurd.