INFORMATION BILL OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES


1.Freedom to Speak. We have the right to create an information service and
determine its rules and regulations subject only to the copyright, intellectual
property rights, and tax rules in our geopolitical location. We have the
responsibility to honor the rules and regulations of any information service
that we connect to.


2.Freedom to Listen. Adults have the right to connect to any publically released
information service. We are responsibile for how we use that information.


3.Copyright Use. When we purchase a copyrighted work, we are free to copy it to
any medium and enjoy it from that medium, for our own personal use. We have the
right to transfer our rights in a particular work, to another individual, but
then we loose our rights to that work. We have the responsibility to ensure that
the copyright work we purchased is not otherwise distributed.


4.Secure Communications. We have the right to secure and private information
channels. We have the responsibility to not abuse those information channel.
Unsolicited commercial email, pop up adds, and denial of service attacks are
some of the existing abuses.


5.Privacy. We have the right to privacy of our information. Our personal
information is our asset, and may not be used without our explicit approval.
After our approval is given, we are free to withdraw it at any time. We have the
responsibility to respect the privacy of other peoples information.


6.Weapons of Mass Destruction. We have the right to publish information about
weapons of mass destruction, but that information may be used to harm innocent
individuals, so we have the responsibility to track who gets access to that
information, and to preserve that contact information for possible future
judicial seizure.


7.Proportional Representation. On issues of governance, we have the right to
vote directly, or to assign our vote to a representative, but in either case
proportional representation will be preserved.


8.Judicial Search, Seizure. Our rights to private and secure information storage
and communication may only be removed by a judicially approved search warrent,
executed for probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly
describing the communication channel, service or medium to be searched, and the
information to be seized. That search warrent needs to be approved in the same
geopolitical location where the information is stored or where one end of the
communications channel exists.


9.Interruption of service. Our rights to connect to a service can only be
forfeit with a judicial judgement by a court with authority in the location of
the service. Such a judgement may only be made for violating the terms and
conditions of the service provider, or for irresponsibly using that information
to commit a crime, but under no circumstances for just accessing that
information.


10.Shared Enforcement. Everyone who is covered by this bill of rights has the
responsibility to use their sphere of control to ensure that these rights and
responsibilities are followed.


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