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Bill of Rights in Cyberspace

I’m still refining my thoughts on a Bill of Rights in Cyberspace — the latest version in preparation for tomorrow’s PDF symposium on WIkileaks and transparency. The idea is to have principles we can point to when dealing with such events as Wikileaks, Google/Verizon, Google/China, and so on.

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What are the underlying principles?
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Bill of Rights in Cyberspace
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1. We have the right to connect.
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2. We have the right to speak freely
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3. We have the right to assemble and act
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4. Information should be public by default, secret by necessity
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5. What is public is a public good
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6. All bits are created equal
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7. The internet shall be operated openly
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Assert existing universal human rights instead
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Lessons for the law?
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Safeguard legitimate expression against censorship
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