The Internet is a Belief System

You might've heard about the controversy surrounding recent legislation to crack down on piracy on the Internet, legislation that some groups have warned would severely curtail the very qualities which make the Internet so valuable; in other words free speech and the open exchange of ideas. 

BusinessWeek has an insightful article about what the debate is about. The Internet is not just a series of connected computers; is a fundamental belief system about how ideas should be shared and exchanged.

The Internet Isn’t Just Pipes; It’s a Belief System