<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>In the Australian election week, I noticed in the Pirate's Party manifesto at <a href="http://getawarrant.org.au/:">http://getawarrant.org.au/:</a></div><div><br></div><div>"The Pirate Party will push for negotiations to begin on an international treaty for a free and open Internet.<br><br>In 2012, the United Nations passed a landmark resolution that declared the Internet to be a fundamental human right. The same rights that people take for granted offline must be also enshrined online. An international treaty can guarantee this now and for future generations."</div><div><br></div><div>Naïve, or ahead of the curve?</div><br><div>
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