The 112th Congress should
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resist the urge to regulate offensive content on the
Web,
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allow the market to address
privacy and marketing concerns,
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not undercut individuals’
efforts to maintain anonymity on the Internet,
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not attempt to regulate adult
behavior such as online gambling,
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reject attempts to impose new
restrictions on encryption and new surveillance on American citizens,
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avoid replacing true diversity
and democracy on the Internet with politically motivated "Internet
commons" or "public spaces,"
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avoid online protectionism by
refusing to allow incumbent businesspeople to
undercut electronic trade on the Internet,
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avoid imposing burdensome and
unconstitutional tax collection schemes on the Internet.
- phase out compulsory licensing for all communications content industries,
- eliminate the Federal Communications
Commission’s power to control
broadcast content in the name of the "public interest."
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