Citerank: (13) 121601Safeguard legitimate expression against censorshipSafeguards must be in place to prevent censorship of legitimate content in cyberspace. Ensuring lawful access for users without discrimination or interference.959C6EF, 121671Appropriate principles of behaviourDeveloping and applying appropriate principles of behaviour.8FFB597, 121676Ensuring reliable accessEnsuring reliable and resillient access to cyberspace.8FFB597, 121757Cyberspace is no longer a lawless frontierThe digital world is no longer a lawless frontier, nor the province of a small elite. It is a place where the norms of responsible, just and peaceful conduct among states and peoples have begun to take hold.13EF597B, 121823Intellectual property theft threatens national competitiveness1198CE71, 121824Intellectual property theft undermines innovation1198CE71, 121835Netwtork security should not compromise free flow of informationStates should not have to choose between the free flow of information and the security of their networks.959C6EF, 121836End-to-end, worldwide interoperability of the Internet959C6EF, 121883States reserve right to respond by all means necessaryStates possess an inherent right to self-defense, and reserve the right to use all necessary means—diplomatic, informational, military, and economic—as appropriate and consistent with applicable international law iin response to cyberattacks.1198CE71, 121884Open, secure, and reliable cyberspace should be available to allThe virtues of an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable cyberspace should be more available than they are today.959C6EF, 121887Economic policy959C6EF, 121893Stolen IP can amount to billions of dollars of lost valueStolen information and technology can equal billions of dollars of lost value.1198CE71, 121901Denounce those who threaten free expression / associationDenounce those who harass, unfairly arrest, threaten, or commit violent acts against the people who use these technologies.109FDEF6

Harmonize cybercrime laws internationally by expanding accession to the Budapest Convention. The United States and our allies regularly depend upon cooperation and assistance from other countries when investigating and prosecuting cybercrime cases. This cooperation is most effective and meaningful when the countries have common cybercrime laws, which facilitates evidence-sharing, extradition, and other types of coordination. The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime provides countries with a model for drafting and updating their current laws, and it has proven to be an effective mechanism for enhancing international cooperation in cybercrime cases. The United States will continue to encourage other countries to become parties to the Convention and will help current non-parties use the Convention as a basis for their own laws, easing bilateral cooperation in the short term, and preparing them for the possibility of accession to the Convention in the long term.