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I watched a video<\/a> from the SaveOurNet.ca folks and I was struck by a comment that followed a clip of Industry Minister Jim Prentice saying:<\/p>\n

we have a well advanced internet system in this country, Mr. Speaker. It is not publicly regulated and this point in time we will continue to leave the matter between consumers on the one hand and internet service providers on the other.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Steve Anderson (credited as the founder of SaveOurNet.ca) says<\/p>\n

So the danger of that is that Canada could become the backwater of internet innovation because companies could move to the US because they know they have the open internet there.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He goes on to suggest that Canadian politicians and regulators are looking south to follow suit.<\/p>\n

Actually, as I have written<\/a> many times before, Canada already has stronger rules enshrined in our legislation than our neighbours to the south, something that keeps getting overlooked in our zeal to impose additional regulation on the internet.<\/p>\n

There is an important concept in Anderson’s statement – the migration to the US. In the old economy, to move to another country, you packed up the office and people and moved bricks and mortar to a new place. In the internet world, you simply host your content on servers bearing a flag of convenience. Your developers may work around the world and come together in the ether of the virtual world.<\/p>\n

Do most users have any idea where websites are physically located? Do they (or should they) care? A digital presence is at once global. As a content publisher, if you are anywhere, you are everywhere. As a result, there is global competition for hosting. If you don’t like the prices or terms and conditions being offered by Canadian ISPs, then host your stuff elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Isn’t that competitive dynamic more powerful than any regulator?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I watched a video from the SaveOurNet.ca folks and I was struck by a comment that followed a clip of Industry Minister Jim Prentice saying: we have a well advanced internet system in this country, Mr. Speaker. It is not publicly regulated and this point in time we will continue to leave the matter between …<\/p>\n

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