Obamanet Goes to Court

[Commentary] This week the federal appeals court in Washington considers the legality of the Obama administration’s decision to micromanage the Internet. Obamanet ended 20 glorious years of the Internet as a fount of permissionless innovation. Now judges will decide, in US Telecom Association v. FCC, if anyone can ever again launch a website, app or new product without having to beg a bureaucrat. The Internet needs more innovation and competition, not bureaucrats picking favorites. Regulators seeking “Mother may I?” permission to end freedom on the Internet should be given a quick and final no.