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« on: December 29, 2019, 12:13:26 PM »
« edited: January 31, 2020, 03:23:24 AM by Pericles »

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A BILL
To protect the rights of people on the internet

Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress
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Section I. (1.) - Name of the Act
(1) This Act shall be known as the The Internet Rights Act of 2019  
(2) This shall be also known by its abbreviated form being T.I.RA.
Section II. (2.) - Purpose of the Act
(1) The purpose of this Act is to ensure that Atlasian citizens receive the same protections online as they do in the real world. The internet is rapidly becoming a bigger and bigger part of society, and our laws must be up to date to reflect that.
Section III. (3.) - Definitions of the Act
(1) Net neutrality shall refer to the regulations entailing that internet service providers (or ISPs) must maintain the same internet speed for all websites.
(2) Terms and conditions refers to contractual obligations given by companies to users.      
Section IV. (4.)- Content of the Act
(1) RIGHTS- Atlasian citizens shall be guaranteed the following rights online.
(a) Right to net neutrality.
(i) No corporation, internet service provider or hereabout shall sell bandwidth for money that is faster for those that can pay.
(ii) Net neutrality’s affect on internet quality is debatable, however it is clear that a free and fair internet cannot exist without it.
(b) Right to free speech in public forums.
(i) This entails that privately owned companies that let users post/express their opinions should be regulated as public utilities, so that free speech is upheld and protected by the Atlasian Government.
(ii) If users have violated terms and conditions or are engaging in harmful harassment, they may have their speech halted.
(c) Right to privacy.
(i) This entails that the personal information and data of internet users may not be stored or distributed without explicit permission to do so via terms and conditions.
(ii) This right may be bypassed in the case of a criminal investigation.
(d) Right to terms and conditions.
(i) The terms and conditions of a website or program must be approved by the user before the terms may apply.
(ii) The terms and conditions must be available for viewing by users at all times through the program or site.
(iii) All users must be notified of any changes to the terms and conditions, and if they wish to, they shall have the option to terminate their agreement at these points.
(2) FINES-Any business or internet service proven to have violated any of the rights listed in subsection (4(1)) shall be fined, no less than ten (1) thousand dollars per violation. This shall remain so through the 3rd violation followed by the ten times increase in the fines of each accordance.
(3) ENFORCEMENT-The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall enforce the content of this bill nation-wide upon its passage.
(4) EFFECTS-This bill shall go into effect upon passage of the Congress and signature of the President.
Passed the House of Representatives 6-0-0-3
X YE
People's Regional Senate

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Senate Designation: SB 21-29
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« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2019, 12:13:45 PM »

This needs a sponsor.
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« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2019, 01:22:08 PM »

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« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2019, 12:29:16 AM »

I'll sponsor
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« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2019, 11:55:04 AM »

24 hours to object to Senator MB sponsoring this.
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« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2020, 02:25:57 AM »

MB is recognized as the sponsor and is invited to speak on this.
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« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2020, 02:44:35 AM »

This bill is necessary to uphold important protections on the Internet, such as right to free speech, right to privacy, and right to know which are guaranteed by our constitution but unfortunately subject to interpretations that drastically differ from the clear intent. This sets those rights in stone.



I'd like to thank former Fremont MP Raymundoflx (rest in peace) for originally authoring this bill.
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« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2020, 11:59:27 AM »

What would the practical effects of clause i be?

Say for example the Atlas forum, how it and its TOS be affected under such a regulation if it were implemented IRL?
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« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2020, 04:14:50 AM »

What would the practical effects of clause i be?

Say for example the Atlas forum, how it and its TOS be affected under such a regulation if it were implemented IRL?
Clause i meaning "No corporation, internet service provider or hereabout shall sell bandwidth for money that is faster for those that can pay"?
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« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2020, 12:40:55 PM »

What would the practical effects of clause i be?

Say for example the Atlas forum, how it and its TOS be affected under such a regulation if it were implemented IRL?
Clause i meaning "No corporation, internet service provider or hereabout shall sell bandwidth for money that is faster for those that can pay"?

This one actually:
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(i) This entails that privately owned companies that let users post/express their opinions should be regulated as public utilities, so that free speech is upheld and protected by the Atlasian Government.
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« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2020, 03:32:33 AM »

MB?
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« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2020, 01:59:24 AM »

What would the practical effects of clause i be?

Say for example the Atlas forum, how it and its TOS be affected under such a regulation if it were implemented IRL?
Clause i meaning "No corporation, internet service provider or hereabout shall sell bandwidth for money that is faster for those that can pay"?

This one actually:
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(i) This entails that privately owned companies that let users post/express their opinions should be regulated as public utilities, so that free speech is upheld and protected by the Atlasian Government.
Clause ii states that "If users have violated terms and conditions or are engaging in harmful harassment, they may have their speech halted." So it does protect the right of websites to post terms of service that must be followed. I think that should clear things up.
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« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2020, 03:25:56 PM »

What exactly is the point of that clause, and the ramifications of it?
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« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2020, 12:37:24 AM »

Well it does establish a general right to free expression on the internet. Something that is good to have it clarified.
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« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2020, 01:13:36 AM »

I have made my conclusion, but if Pericles has more thoughts I would like to here him out in case he has lingering concerns without my opinion influencing his.
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« Reply #15 on: January 30, 2020, 01:30:53 AM »

I guess not, I motion for a final vote.
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« Reply #16 on: January 30, 2020, 02:38:04 AM »

24 hours to object to the final vote motion.

I'm fine with this btw.
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« Reply #17 on: January 31, 2020, 03:22:43 AM »

With no objection, a final vote has begun on this bill. Senators have 72 hours to vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.
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« Reply #18 on: January 31, 2020, 12:48:42 PM »

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« Reply #19 on: February 01, 2020, 01:06:26 AM »

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« Reply #20 on: February 01, 2020, 01:58:52 AM »

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« Reply #21 on: February 03, 2020, 04:07:43 AM »

This bill has passed 3-0-0-3.
Aye; 3 (North Carolina Yankee, MB, ON Progressive)
Nay; 0
Abstaining; 0
Not voting; 3 (Devout Centrist, PyroTheFox, Peanut)
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« Reply #22 on: February 03, 2020, 04:09:00 AM »

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A BILL
To protect the rights of people on the internet

Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress
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Section I. (1.) - Name of the Act
(1) This Act shall be known as the The Internet Rights Act of 2019  
(2) This shall be also known by its abbreviated form being T.I.RA.
Section II. (2.) - Purpose of the Act
(1) The purpose of this Act is to ensure that Atlasian citizens receive the same protections online as they do in the real world. The internet is rapidly becoming a bigger and bigger part of society, and our laws must be up to date to reflect that.
Section III. (3.) - Definitions of the Act
(1) Net neutrality shall refer to the regulations entailing that internet service providers (or ISPs) must maintain the same internet speed for all websites.
(2) Terms and conditions refers to contractual obligations given by companies to users.      
Section IV. (4.)- Content of the Act
(1) RIGHTS- Atlasian citizens shall be guaranteed the following rights online.
(a) Right to net neutrality.
(i) No corporation, internet service provider or hereabout shall sell bandwidth for money that is faster for those that can pay.
(ii) Net neutrality’s affect on internet quality is debatable, however it is clear that a free and fair internet cannot exist without it.
(b) Right to free speech in public forums.
(i) This entails that privately owned companies that let users post/express their opinions should be regulated as public utilities, so that free speech is upheld and protected by the Atlasian Government.
(ii) If users have violated terms and conditions or are engaging in harmful harassment, they may have their speech halted.
(c) Right to privacy.
(i) This entails that the personal information and data of internet users may not be stored or distributed without explicit permission to do so via terms and conditions.
(ii) This right may be bypassed in the case of a criminal investigation.
(d) Right to terms and conditions.
(i) The terms and conditions of a website or program must be approved by the user before the terms may apply.
(ii) The terms and conditions must be available for viewing by users at all times through the program or site.
(iii) All users must be notified of any changes to the terms and conditions, and if they wish to, they shall have the option to terminate their agreement at these points.
(2) FINES-Any business or internet service proven to have violated any of the rights listed in subsection (4(1)) shall be fined, no less than ten (1) thousand dollars per violation. This shall remain so through the 3rd violation followed by the ten times increase in the fines of each accordance.
(3) ENFORCEMENT-The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall enforce the content of this bill nation-wide upon its passage.
(4) EFFECTS-This bill shall go into effect upon passage of the Congress and signature of the President.
Passed the House of Representatives 6-0-0-3
X YE
People's Regional Senate
Passed 3-0-0-3 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled

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